Ramin Mohammadi-Alouche; Haj Gholi Kami; Asadollah Asadi; Sara Hakimpoor; Mohammad HasSan Astan
Abstract
Abstract Amphibians have common ecosystems with humans. Therefore, the identification of taxonomy of these organisms is important. The purpose of this research is to identify the fauna diversity of amphibians in northern Ardebil province. This province has 1.1% of the total area of the country ...
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Abstract Amphibians have common ecosystems with humans. Therefore, the identification of taxonomy of these organisms is important. The purpose of this research is to identify the fauna diversity of amphibians in northern Ardebil province. This province has 1.1% of the total area of the country and is located in north of the Iranian plateau. A total of 48 amphibians were collected from 33 stations and identified by analyzing morphological traits using valid authentication keys. In addition, the collection stations and frequency charts of the identified samples are presented. These samples consist of four amphibian species belonging to the families such as: Ranidae, Bufonidae and Hylidae. Furthermore, Hyla savignyi species is reported for the first time in this area. This species is the only tree species living in Iran. Among these amphibians, the highest number of specimens belong to Pelophylax ridibunda ridibunda and the lowest number of specimens belong to the Hyla savignyi. Finally, the collected samples include marsh frog, frog banded, green toad, tree frog with a frequency of 42, 27, 19 and 12%, respectively.
