Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran
Author
Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Kermanshah (Iran) na. eskandarzadeh @ gmail. com (corresponding author)
Author
Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Kermanshah (Iran)
Author
Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar
Biology, Faculty of Science, Hakim sabzevari University, Sabzevar (Iran)
Author
Fathinia, Behzad
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Yasouj University, Yasouj (Iran)
Author
Bahmani, Zahed
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Kermanshah (Iran)
Author
Hamidi, Kordiyeh
Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad (Iran)
Author
Gholamifard, Ali
Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Lorestan University, Khorramabad (Iran)
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Zoosystema
2018
2018-11-29
40
24
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537
journal article
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10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24
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Eremias andersoni
Darevsky & Szczerbak, 1978
Eremias andersoni
Darevsky & Szczerbak, 1978: 13
.
COMMON NAME. — Anderson’s Racerunner.
HOLOTYPE
. —
MMTT 1671
.
TYPE LOCALITY. —
Dashte-Kavir Desert
,
45 km
East of Namak Lake
(
34°30’N
,
52°40’E
)
.
DISTRIBUTION. — Dashte-Kavir Desert in
Semnan, Qom and Esfahan
Provinces (Safaei-Mahroo
et al.
2015).
HABITAT. — Isolated areas of semi-stable sands in stony desert. Largely found in the low areas between dunes among grasses and low shrubs (
Anderson 1999
).
IUCN. — Least concern.
REFERENCES. —
Darevsky & Shcherbak (1978)
;
Anderson (1999)
; Safaei-Mahroo
et al.
(2015).
REMARK
This species is known only from the
holotype
and two
paratypes
. According to morphological evalutions, it shows affinity to
Eremias fasciata
Blanford, 1874
, but its subgeneric position remains unclear (
Darevsky & Shcherbak 1978
;
Anderson 1999
).
Eremias isfahanica
Rastegar-Pouyani, Hosseinian, Rafiee,