Reptile richness in Touran Biosphere Reserve, Semnan province

Yousefi, Masoud; Nezami, Bagher; Adibi, Mohamad Ali; Geray, Abdoulsaleh; Ataei, Farhad

doi:10.30473/eab.2023.59681.1838

Document Type : Article

Authors

¹ ‎Department of Environmental ‎Sciences, Faculty of Natural ‎Resources, University of Tehran, ‎Karaj, Iran‎

² Department of Natural Environment ‎and Biodiversity, College of ‎Environment, Karaj, Iran‎

³ ‎‎Research Group of Biodiversity and ‎Biosafety, Research Center for ‎Environment and Sustainable ‎Development (RCESD), Department ‎of Environment, Tehran, Iran‎

⁴ ‎Semnan Provincial Office of the ‎Department of the Environment, ‎Semnan, Iran‎

10.30473/eab.2023.59681.1838

Abstract

Reptiles are important components of natural ecosystems but because of limited dispersal ability they are sensitive to habitat destruction, road development and climate change. However, very little is known about their diversity and distribution in protected areas of Iran. In this study, reptiles of Touran Biosphere Reserve were collected, photographed and identified from 2014 to 2021. Results showed that 36 reptile species including 20 lizards, 15 snakes and 1 tortoise are living in the Touran Biosphere Reserve. Families Agamidae and Gekkonidae where the most diverse families among the lizard species and family Colubridae was the most diverse family among the snake species. Testudo horsfieldii and Varanus griseus are species with conservation concern thus they need special conservation programs.

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Main Subjects

animal biosystematic

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Experimental animal Biology

Reptile richness in Touran Biosphere Reserve, Semnan province

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Volume 12, Issue 1 - Serial Number 45
No.1
September 2023
Pages 77-85

Reptile richness in Touran Biosphere Reserve, Semnan province

References

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Volume 12, Issue 1 - Serial Number 45 No.1September 2023Pages 77-85

Volume 12, Issue 1 - Serial Number 45
No.1
September 2023
Pages 77-85