New record and range extension of the Persian gecko Hemidactylus persicus Anderson, 1872 (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Kermanshah Province, western Iran

The new report on the Persian gecko is based on one adult male and two adult females from Qasr-e-Shirin, Kermanshah Province. This is the most western point of distribution recorded for Hemidactylus persicus Anderson, 1872. The collected specimens were examined based on metric, meristic, and pholido...

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Published inIranian journal of animal biosystematics Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 77 - 81
Main Authors Morad Besharti, Ahmad Gharzi, Rasoul Karamiani
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ferdowsi University of Mashhad 01.06.2020
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distribution
gekkonidae
hemidactylus persicus
new record
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Summary:The new report on the Persian gecko is based on one adult male and two adult females from Qasr-e-Shirin, Kermanshah Province. This is the most western point of distribution recorded for Hemidactylus persicus Anderson, 1872. The collected specimens were examined based on metric, meristic, and pholidotic characters. These were larger than previously measured specimens from southwestern Iran. Moreover, color patterns were different from previous specimens
ISSN:1735-434X
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DOI:10.22067/ijab.v16i1.84779