Natalia B. ANANJEVA,Evgeny A. GOLYNSKY,Seyyed Saeed HOSSEINIAN YOUSEFKHANI,et al.Distribution and Environmental Suitability of the Smallscaled Rock Agama, Paralaudakia microlepis (Sauria: Agamidae) in the Iranian Plateau[J].Asian Herpetological Research(AHR),2014,5(3):161-167.[doi:10.3724/SP.J.1245.2014.00161]
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Distribution and Environmental Suitability of the Smallscaled Rock Agama, Paralaudakia microlepis (Sauria: Agamidae) in the Iranian Plateau
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Asian Herpetological Research[ISSN:2095-0357/CN:51-1735/Q]

Issue:
2014 VoI.5 No.3
Page:
161-167
Research Field:
Original Article
Publishing date:
2014-09-25

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Title:
Distribution and Environmental Suitability of the Smallscaled Rock Agama, Paralaudakia microlepis (Sauria: Agamidae) in the Iranian Plateau
Author(s):
Natalia B. ANANJEVA1*;  Evgeny A. GOLYNSKY1;  Seyyed Saeed HOSSEINIAN YOUSEFKHANI2;  and Rafaqat MASROOR3
1 Department of Herpetology, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia
2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
3 Zoological Sciences Division, Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Garden Avenue, Shakarparian, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Keywords:
Iranian Plateau;  Agamidae;  Potential species distribution modeling;  Paralaudakia microlepis;  Maxent modeling
PACS:
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DOI:
10.3724/SP.J.1245.2014.00161
Abstract:
Predictive potential distribution modeling is of increasing importance in modern herpetological studies and determination of environmental and conservation priorities. In this article we provided results of analysis and forecasts of the potential distribution of smallscaled rock agama Paralaudakia microlepis (Blanford, 1874) using the distribution models through Maxent (www.cs.princeton.edu/ ~ schapire / maxent). We made an attempt for comparison of input of bioclimatic factors and characteristics of biotope distribution for three species of genus Paralaudakia. Constructed model identified dissemination of Paralaudakia microlepis enough performance (AUC = 0.972 with dispersion 0.003). According to the map constructed, the most suitable habitats of smallscaled rock agama Paralaudakia microlepis are located in southern and eastern Iran, the west of central Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan.

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