Nastaran HEIDARI,Hiva FAIZI,Nasrullah RASTEGAR-POUYANI and Eskandar RASTEGAR-POUYANI.A New Record of Acanthodactylus cantoris (Sauria: Lacertidae) and Its Comparison with Closely Related A. blanfordi in Southeastern Iran[J].Asian Herpetological Research(AHR),2012,3(1):79-82.[doi:10.3724/SP.J.1245.2012.00079]
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A New Record of Acanthodactylus cantoris (Sauria: Lacertidae) and Its Comparison with Closely Related A. blanfordi in Southeastern Iran
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Asian Herpetological Research[ISSN:2095-0357/CN:51-1735/Q]

Issue:
2012 VoI.3 No.1
Page:
79-82
Research Field:
Original Article
Publishing date:
2012-03-25

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Title:
A New Record of Acanthodactylus cantoris (Sauria: Lacertidae) and Its Comparison with Closely Related A. blanfordi in Southeastern Iran
Author(s):
Nastaran HEIDARI1;  Hiva FAIZI2;  Nasrullah RASTEGAR-POUYANI2* and Eskandar RASTEGAR-POUYANI3
1 Department of Biology, Young Researchers Club, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan 98135, Iran
2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Razi University, 67149 67346 Kermanshah, Iran
3 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Teacher Training University, 96179 76487 Sabzevar, Iran
Keywords:
new record;  Acanthodactylus cantoris;  Acanthodactylus blanfordi;  Sistan;  Baluchistan;  Iran
PACS:
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DOI:
10.3724/SP.J.1245.2012.00079
Abstract:
A new record of Acanthodactylus cantoris from Sistan and Baluchistan in southeastern Iran is presented in this paper, and this lizard is found occurring in the coastal area of the Persian Gulf from Govater to Chabahar. This species is mainly sympatric with A. blanfordi, and their habits and habitats support their close relationship within the cantoris group. In total, 29 specimens of A. cantoris (n = 12) and A. blanfordi (n = 17) were compared morphologically using statistical methods. The occurrence of A. cantoris in Iran has been questioned for a long time by different herpetologists, and the distribution, ecology and taxonomy of this newly recorded species were investigated and provided in this paper. An updated identification key for the species of Acanthodactylus in Iran is given.

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