Annotated Checklist and Distribution of the Lizards of Iran
Author: Jiří Smíd
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 97
ISBN-13: 9781775574774
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Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 97
ISBN-13: 9781775574774
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Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 97
ISBN-13: 9781775574781
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →We present a comprehensive summary of the distribution of the lizards of Iran accompanied by an annotated checklist. The updated maps of distribution of all 146 species of 41 genera of 11 families are based on all available bibliographic records, catalogues of museum collections and our own field observations. The final dataset used for the distribution maps contains 8525 georeferenced records and cover 41% of the country when plotted on a grid of 0.25° × 0.25° resolution. The dataset is publicly accessible through GBIF portal (http://www.gbif.org/dataset/7db4f705-61ae-4c6e-9de2-06674e7d46b2). Following the latest biogeographic division of the country, ~53% of the species (76 species) inhabit the Iranian Province, ~41% (60 species) the Western Asian mountain transition zone, ~9% (13 species) the Turanian Province, and ~18% (27 species) the Arabian Province. In addition, ~2% (3 species) reach Iran from the Indo-Malay biogeographic region and ~2% (3 species) are believed to have been introduced to Iran by humans. Endemic species (46) represent ~32% of the known species diversity. The most species-rich family of lizards in Iran is Lacertidae with 47 species, followed by Gekkonidae (41), Agamidae (18), Scincidae (15), Phyllodactylidae (10), Sphaerodactylidae (4), Eublepharidae and Uromastycidae (3), Anguidae and Varanidae (2), and Trogonophidae with one representative.
Author: Masumeh Moghaddam
Publisher: PenSoft Publishers LTD
Published: 2013-09-23
Total Pages: 99
ISBN-13: 9546427020
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Iran is in the Near East, located between longitudes E 44?02? and 63?20? and latitudes N 25?00? and 39?47?; bordered to the north by the Caspian Sea, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan; to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan; to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman; and to the west by Iraq and Turkey. It occupies 1,648,195km2, of which 14% is arable land, 8% forest, 47% natural (i.e. non-arable) pasture and 31% varied environment (Yale et al. 2001). The list contains all species of Coccoidea recorded up to March, 2013 and includes 275 species in 113 genera and 13 families. This present checklist is intended to facilitate access to the most recent data on Iranian Coccoidea for taxonomists and to update the recorded species from Iran. Only records in which Iran is specifically mentioned are cited. New records from Iran are marked with asterisks and the following 32 species are currently only known from Iran.
Author: Steven C. Anderson
Publisher: Society for the Study of
Published: 1999-01-01
Total Pages: 442
ISBN-13: 9780916984496
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Kenneth R. G. Welch
Publisher: Krieger Publishing Company
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The lizards of Pakistan east to China and south through Asia, to include Japan, the Philippine islands, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea are discussed in this book.
Author: Hobart Muir Smith
Publisher:
Published: 1950
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume constitutes the last of a series of checklists and keys to the herpetological fauna of Mexico. The treatment of forms differs little from that of the two preceding volumes, except that the name of the collector of each type is added, where known.
Author: Laith A. Jawad
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2021-09-12
Total Pages: 1612
ISBN-13: 3030575705
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The system of the Tigris-Euphrates Rivers is one of the great river systems of southwestern Asia. It comprises the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, which follow roughly parallel courses through the heart of the Middle East. The lower portion of the region that they run through is known as Mesopotamia, was one of the cradles of civilisation. There are several environmental factors that govern the nature of the two rivers and shape the landscape the two rivers running through. Geological events create rivers, climate monitor the water supply, the surrounding land influences the vegetation and the physical and chemical features of water. The Tigris-Euphrates system runs through the territory of four countries, Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria. Therefore, any scientific approach to the environment of these two rivers should include the natural history events in these countries. The book "Tigris and Euphrates Rivers: Their Environment from Headwaters to Mouth" will be divided into nine parts. These parts deal with the issues of the environment, the status of the flora and fauna, the abiotic aspects, ecology, hydrological regime of the two rivers, the biotic aspects. Water resources, stress of the environment, conservation issues. Since the book of Julian Rzoska "Euphrates and Tigris Mesopotamian Ecology and Destiny" in 1980, no book or major reference has been published that includes between its cover the facts and information that the present book will present. Therefore, the importance of the present book falls in stating the present status of the environment of the two rivers and the comparison of their environment between now and that of 37 years ago as given by J. Rzoska (1980). The recent studies showed that there are a large number of natural and political events that happened within the last three decades in the area of the Tigris-Euphrates river system that for sure have done a great change to the environment of the two rivers and consequently changing the biological and non-biological resources of the two rivers. This book will be a reference book to both Academic and students across the Middle East in different disciplines of knowledge to use in their researches on Tigris-Euphrates river system. The scholars interested in this area will use this book as a guide to compare this freshwater system with other areas in Asia and the world.
Author: Kamran Kamali
Publisher:
Published: 2020
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9783899731194
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