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(
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,
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d, 8d)
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—Šmíd
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2014: 23
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SUHC 1273, adult male, from Rasoul Abad village, at
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,
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and
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above sea level (a.s.l.), between Chabahar and Konarak, Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, southeastern
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.
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Holotype of
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(SUHC 1273), dorsal view (above) and ventral view (below). Scale: 1 cm. Photo: A. Gholamifard.
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SUHC 1274, adult female, collected at the same locality as the
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on
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; RUZM GT.11.54, adult female, from Rezuiyeh (
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,
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.,
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a.s.l.), about
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east of Haji Abad, the capital of Zarrin Dasht County,
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, collected on
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.
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<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8CFF8DFE9AF8C39D7DCC79" box="[327,629,1878,1903]" italics="true" pageId="3">Microgecko chabaharensis</emphasis>
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(
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) is a small gecko with a maximum snout-vent length of
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. The species possesses all diagnostic characters of the genus
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<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8CFF8DFC1BF8EF9B43CC85" box="[966,1099,1914,1939]" italics="true" pageId="3">Microgecko</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(in the sense of Kluge, 1967). Superficially,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8CFF8DFEE9F8359EF3CCA1" box="[308,507,1950,1975]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chabaharensis" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8CFF8DFEE9F8359EF3CCA1" box="[308,507,1950,1975]" italics="true" pageId="3">M. chabaharensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20CC838FF8CFF8DFDDEF8359D52CCA1" box="[515,602,1952,1975]" pageId="3" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
differs from all known congeners by having a dorsum without any pattern (distinct or indistinct dark crossbars, and white spots) (
|
||
<figureCitation id="1370B5D4FF8CFF8DFCC2F8579C87CCCD" box="[799,911,1986,2011]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 2" captionStart-1="FIGURE 3" captionStartId-0="3.[151,250,1678,1700]" captionStartId-1="4.[151,250,1101,1123]" captionTargetBox-0="[151,1435,193,1657]" captionTargetBox-1="[165,1435,629,1053]" captionTargetId-0="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1657]" captionTargetId-1="figure@4.[151,1436,573,1055]" captionTargetPageId-0="3" captionTargetPageId-1="4" captionText-0="FIGURE 2. Holotype of Microgecko chabaharensis sp. nov. (SUHC 1273), dorsal view (above) and ventral view (below). Scale: 1 cm. Photo: A. Gholamifard." captionText-1="FIGURE 3. Paratype of Microgecko chabaharensis sp. nov. (RUZM GT. 11.54) with regenerated tail from Rezuiyeh, Zarrin Dasht County, Fars Province in life. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/266343/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/266344/files/figure.png" pageId="3">Figs. 2–3</figureCitation>
|
||
), with the exception of populations of
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8CFF8DFA80F8519A94CCCD" box="[1373,1436,1986,2011]" italics="true" pageId="3">M. h.</emphasis>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF4A951FF8BFF8AFF4AFF029D69CAE2" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,501]" pageId="4">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8BFF8AFF4AFF029FE6CBA6" box="[151,238,151,176]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="helenae">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFF4AFF029FE6CBA6" box="[151,238,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="4">helenae</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<figureCitation id="1370B5D4FF8BFF8AFF23FF029E4ACBA6" box="[254,322,151,176]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1063,1085]" captionTargetBox="[203,1427,275,1040]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[154,1433,193,1042]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 5. Microgecko helenae helenae with regenerated tail from around Masjed Soleyman, Khuzestan Province. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266346/files/figure.png" pageId="4">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
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||
) from southwestern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35CE9C1FF8BFF8AFDF3FF0D9D53CBB9" box="[558,603,152,175]" name="Iran" pageId="4">Iran</collectingCountry>
|
||
without any pattern on their dorsum.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8BFF8AFBD7FF029A31CBA6" box="[1034,1337,151,176]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chabaharensis" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFBD7FF029A31CBA6" box="[1034,1337,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="4">Microgecko chabaharensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFA9CFF029A94CBA6" bold="true" box="[1345,1436,151,176]" pageId="4">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20CC838FF8BFF8AFA9CFF029A94CBA6" box="[1345,1436,151,176]" pageId="4" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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||
</emphasis>
|
||
has three pairs of postmental shields and therefore differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8BFF8AFCB8FF289CC8CBC3" box="[869,960,188,213]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="latifi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFCB8FF289CC8CBC3" box="[869,960,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="4">M. latifi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(no postmentals),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8BFF8AFB4EFF289A18CBC3" box="[1171,1296,188,213]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="helenae">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFB4EFF289A18CBC3" box="[1171,1296,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="4">M. helenae</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(one pair of postmentals) and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8BFF8AFE80FF749EF8CBEE" box="[349,496,223,248]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="depressus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFE80FF749EF8CBEE" box="[349,496,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="4">M. depressus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(no postmentals or only one pair of very small postmentals). Since the new species occurs in the distributional range of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8BFF8AFDEDFE909DBBCA0A" box="[560,691,261,284]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Alsophylax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="persicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFDEDFE909DBBCA0A" box="[560,691,261,284]" italics="true" pageId="4">M. persicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(especially
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFCE1FE909CD4CA0A" box="[828,988,261,284]" italics="true" pageId="4">
|
||
M. p.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8BFF8AFCA2FE909CD4CA0A" box="[895,988,261,284]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Alsophylax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="persicus">persicus</taxonomicName>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
) in southern and southeastern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35CE9C1FF8BFF8AFAEBFE909A6ECA0A" box="[1334,1382,261,284]" name="Iran" pageId="4">Iran</collectingCountry>
|
||
, it is distinguished from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8BFF8AFEA3FEBC9D0FCA56" box="[382,519,297,320]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Alsophylax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="persicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFEA3FEBC9D0FCA56" box="[382,519,297,320]" italics="true" pageId="4">M. persicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8BFF8AFDC3FEBC9DDBCA56" box="[542,723,295,320]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Alsophylax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="persicus" subSpecies="bakhtiari">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFDC3FEBC9DDBCA56" box="[542,723,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="4">M. p. bakhtiari</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFD35FEBC9C9BCA56" box="[744,915,297,320]" italics="true" pageId="4">
|
||
M. p.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8BFF8AFCEBFEBC9C9BCA56" box="[822,915,297,320]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Alsophylax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="persicus">persicus</taxonomicName>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
and
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFC0AFEBC9BC2CA56" box="[983,1226,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="4">M. p. euphorbiacola</emphasis>
|
||
) by possessing a distinctive unpatterned dorsum (
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFDD6FED89D5BCA72" box="[523,595,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="4">versus</emphasis>
|
||
dorsum with distinct dark crossbars in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8BFF8AFBFDFED89BAECA72" box="[1056,1190,333,356]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Alsophylax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="persicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFBFDFED89BAECA72" box="[1056,1190,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="4">M. persicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
) as subspecies of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8BFF8AFAA0FED89FFCCA9E" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Alsophylax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="persicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFAA0FED89FFCCA9E" italics="true" pageId="4">M. persicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
are distinguished from each other mainly based on the ratio of crossbar width to width of the interspaces (see
|
||
<figureCitation id="1370B5D4FF8BFF8AFF12FE019E33CABA" box="[207,315,404,429]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 2" captionStart-1="FIGURE 3" captionStartId-0="3.[151,250,1678,1700]" captionStartId-1="4.[151,250,1101,1123]" captionTargetBox-0="[151,1435,193,1657]" captionTargetBox-1="[165,1435,629,1053]" captionTargetId-0="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1657]" captionTargetId-1="figure@4.[151,1436,573,1055]" captionTargetPageId-0="3" captionTargetPageId-1="4" captionText-0="FIGURE 2. Holotype of Microgecko chabaharensis sp. nov. (SUHC 1273), dorsal view (above) and ventral view (below). Scale: 1 cm. Photo: A. Gholamifard." captionText-1="FIGURE 3. Paratype of Microgecko chabaharensis sp. nov. (RUZM GT. 11.54) with regenerated tail from Rezuiyeh, Zarrin Dasht County, Fars Province in life. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/266343/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/266344/files/figure.png" pageId="4">Figs. 2–3</figureCitation>
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFE98FE009E85CABA" box="[325,397,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="4">versus</emphasis>
|
||
<figureCitation id="1370B5D4FF8BFF8AFE45FE019ED7CABB" box="[408,479,404,429]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1720,1742]" captionTargetBox="[150,1436,1165,1698]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[150,1436,1165,1698]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 6. Microgecko persicus bakhtiari from around Masjed Soleyman, Khuzestan Province. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266347/files/figure.png" pageId="4">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
|
||
). Also
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8BFF8AFDE5FE009C0BCABB" box="[568,771,404,429]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chabaharensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFDE5FE009C0BCABB" box="[568,771,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="4">M. chabaharensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has three pairs of postmental shields (two pairs of large postmentals and the third smaller pair)
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFDB1FE2C9DBCCAC6" box="[620,692,441,464]" italics="true" pageId="4">versus</emphasis>
|
||
two pairs of postmental shields in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8BFF8AFB83FE2C9BEECAC6" box="[1118,1254,441,464]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Alsophylax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="persicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFB83FE2C9BEECAC6" box="[1118,1254,441,464]" italics="true" pageId="4">M. persicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. For additional comparison see
|
||
<tableCitation id="C6C99CEAFF8BFF8AFE96FE499E96CAE2" box="[331,414,476,501]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="6.[125,211,623,645]" captionTargetBox="[125,1708,683,1313]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="TABLE 1. Comparison of morphological characters between M. chabaharensis sp. nov. and other species and subspecies of the genus Microgecko. *: Lost or not provided." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF34F9D9FF89FF88FFA0FDFA985AC993" pageId="4" tableUuid="DF34F9D9FF89FF88FFA0FDFA985AC993">Table 1</tableCitation>
|
||
and
|
||
<figureCitation id="1370B5D4FF8BFF8AFE08FE499D54CAE2" box="[469,604,476,501]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 7" captionStart-1="FIGURE 8" captionStartId-0="11.[151,250,1656,1678]" captionStartId-1="12.[151,250,1602,1624]" captionTargetBox-0="[150,1436,553,1635]" captionTargetBox-1="[151,1436,193,1580]" captionTargetId-0="figure@11.[150,1436,553,1635]" captionTargetId-1="figure@12.[151,1436,193,1580]" captionTargetPageId-0="11" captionTargetPageId-1="12" captionText-0="FIGURE 7. Ventral view of head showing position of the postmental shields and their contact in M. h. fasciatus (a), M. p. bakhtiari (b), and the paratype (SUHC 1274) (c) and holotype of M. chabaharensis sp. nov. (d). Scale bar = 1 mm. Photo: A. Gholamifard." captionText-1="FIGURE 8. Dorsal view of head showing position of the supranasals and postsupranasals and their contact in M. h. helenae (a), M. h. fasciatus (b), M. p. bakhtiari (c) and the holotype of M. chabaharensis sp. nov. (d). Scale bar = 1 mm. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/266348/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/266349/files/figure.png" pageId="4">Figures 7–8</figureCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<caption id="DF34F9D9FF8BFF8AFF4AFBD89DF0CF97" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266344/files/figure.png" pageId="4" targetBox="[165,1435,629,1053]" targetPageId="4">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF4A951FF8BFF8AFF4AFBD89DF0CF97" blockId="4.[151,1435,1100,1153]" pageId="4">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFF4AFBD89E1CCF74" bold="true" box="[151,276,1101,1123]" pageId="4">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
|
||
Paratype of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8BFF8AFE47FBD99DA6CF74" box="[410,686,1100,1122]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chabaharensis" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFE47FBD99DA6CF74" box="[410,686,1100,1122]" italics="true" pageId="4">Microgecko chabaharensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFD68FBD89C0FCF74" bold="true" box="[693,775,1101,1122]" pageId="4">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20CC838FF8BFF8AFD68FBD89C0FCF74" box="[693,775,1101,1122]" pageId="4" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
(RUZM GT.11.54) with regenerated tail from Rezuiyeh, Zarrin Dasht County, Fars Province in life. Photo: A. Gholamifard.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C351FADAFF8BFF8BFF1AFB389ECFCE1A" lastPageId="5" pageId="4" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF4A951FF8BFF8AFF1AFB389A0ACCAD" blockId="4.[151,1437,1197,2014]" pageId="4">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFF1AFB389D19CFD0" bold="true" box="[199,529,1197,1222]" pageId="4">
|
||
Description of the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F017F3FF8BFF8AFE79FB389D19CFD0" box="[420,529,1197,1222]" pageId="4" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
(
|
||
<figureCitation id="1370B5D4FF8BFF8AFDFCFB389D79CFD0" box="[545,625,1197,1222]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1678,1700]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,193,1657]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1657]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Holotype of Microgecko chabaharensis sp. nov. (SUHC 1273), dorsal view (above) and ventral view (below). Scale: 1 cm. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266343/files/figure.png" pageId="4">Figs. 2</figureCitation>
|
||
,
|
||
<figureCitation id="1370B5D4FF8BFF8AFDA3FB389D84CFD0" box="[638,652,1197,1222]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1656,1678]" captionTargetBox="[150,1436,553,1635]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[150,1436,553,1635]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 7. Ventral view of head showing position of the postmental shields and their contact in M. h. fasciatus (a), M. p. bakhtiari (b), and the paratype (SUHC 1274) (c) and holotype of M. chabaharensis sp. nov. (d). Scale bar = 1 mm. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266348/files/figure.png" pageId="4">7</figureCitation>
|
||
d, 8d). An adult male without tail; snout-vent-length (SVL)
|
||
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|
||
; head narrow, depressed due to fixation,
|
||
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|
||
long (about 25.5% of SVL); head width (HW)
|
||
<quantity id="4CB304B4FF8BFF8AFB6AFB479A18CFFC" box="[1207,1296,1234,1259]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.6" pageId="4" unit="mm" value="4.6">4.6 mm</quantity>
|
||
; head height (HH)
|
||
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|
||
; eye diameter (ED)
|
||
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|
||
; interorbital distance (IOD)
|
||
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||
; anterior eye margin to posterior edge of nostril distance (NED)
|
||
<quantity id="4CB304B4FF8BFF8AFE2EFA8F9D44CE24" box="[499,588,1306,1330]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.3" pageId="4" unit="mm" value="2.3">2.3 mm</quantity>
|
||
; posterior eye margin to ear distance (EED)
|
||
<quantity id="4CB304B4FF8BFF8AFBE7FA8F9B9ACE24" box="[1082,1170,1306,1330]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.2" pageId="4" unit="mm" value="2.2">2.2 mm</quantity>
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||
; neck distinct, length of right forelimb (LFL)
|
||
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||
; length of right hindlimb (LHL)
|
||
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||
; distance between forelimb and hind limb (DFH)
|
||
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|
||
; rostral pentagonal, broader than high, divided by a median cleft, bordered by first supralabials, nostrils, and two postrostrals; nostril surrounded by five scales (SBN), including rostral, first supralabial, enlarged postrostral, and two additional small nasal scales, which are separated by two large postrostrals (internasals or supranasals); enlarged postrostrals are in contact, and followed by an additional pair of enlarged scales, this second pair of enlarged scales are in contact and slightly smaller than postrostrals; snout covered with small juxtaposed granules distinctly larger than those covering top, upper sides of head and occiput, granules on sides of snout somewhat larger than those on midline; 30 interorbital scales including ciliary scales (IOS), 9 supralabials on right, 8 on left, posterior labials distinctly larger than succeeding small granules, but not as sharply set off as in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8BFF8AFAA0F9CA9FE6CD8D" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="4" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="helenae">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8BFF8AFAA0F9CA9FE6CD8D" italics="true" pageId="4">M. helenae</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
; 8 infralabials on each side; mental pentagonal, extending posteriorly to the level of the suture between first and second infralabials, nearly sharply pointed behind, slightly broader than long, followed by one pair of large trapezoidal postmentals, in contact, and forming long suture behind mental, larger than first infralabial, connected with mental, the first two lower labials on each side of body and the second pair of postmentals; second smaller pair of postmentals about one third the size of the first postmentals (right postmental slightly larger than that of left side), separated from each other by eight granular scales, in contact with the first postmentals and second infralabials (and narrowly with anterolateral corner of the third lower labial on right); the third pair of postmentals is not much larger than the surrounding scales, but is clearly discernible; scales of chin and throat granular, juxtaposed, subequal to scales on sides of head, and distinctly larger than scales on occiput.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF4A951FF8BFF8BFF1AF8529DD3CBC2" blockId="4.[151,1437,1197,2014]" lastBlockId="5.[151,1437,151,1977]" lastPageId="5" pageId="4">Dorsum covered with equal, smooth, imbricate small scales; scales of venter smooth, flat, imbricate, larger than those of dorsum; scales of upper surfaces of limbs similar to those of back, scales of lower surfaces of limbs like those of venter; no femoral or precloacal pores.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF4A951FF8AFF8BFF1AFF4A9CBDCAC6" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="5">Retained portion of tail in its proximal portion covered above and below with smooth scales, slightly larger than those of dorsum and venter, scales of lower surface slightly larger than those of dorsal, arranged in regular transverse series, two enlarged (but not tubercular nor pointed) scales on either side of swelling at base of tail just posterior to level of vent; digits covered above with smooth, small imbricate scales, below with single series of smooth lamellae, toe somewhat angularly bent, lamellar formula (digit 1 to 5) for right manus is 8, 9, 10, 10, 9; lamellar formula (digit 1 to 5) for right pes is 9, 10, 13, 13, 11; 133 scales from behind the postmentals to level of vent (GVA); 86 dorsal scales in midline between axilla to groin (AGS).</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF4A951FF8AFF8BFF1AFE499C45C9E6" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="5">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFF1AFE499D63CAE3" bold="true" box="[199,619,476,501]" pageId="5">Coloration of preserved specimen.</emphasis>
|
||
The
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F017F3FF8AFF8BFD70FE499C07CAE3" box="[685,783,476,501]" pageId="5" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
specimen (
|
||
<figureCitation id="1370B5D4FF8AFF8BFC4AFE499CD6CAE2" box="[919,990,476,501]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1678,1700]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,193,1657]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1657]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Holotype of Microgecko chabaharensis sp. nov. (SUHC 1273), dorsal view (above) and ventral view (below). Scale: 1 cm. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266343/files/figure.png" pageId="5">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
|
||
) is preserved in 96% ethanol and has almost completely kept its coloration and pattern. Its coloration resembles the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F017F3FF8AFF8BFBCFFD959B7AC90E" box="[1042,1138,512,536]" pageId="5" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
(SUHC 1274) as follows: the upper body surface is uniform tan, without any distinct or indistinct dark transverse bars; a wide dark or chocolate-brown bar on either side runs from the nostril through the eye and ear opening to behind forelimbs; rostral, internasals and post internasals are light brown, the lower surfaces are immaculate creamy white. Coloration of the living
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F017F3FF8AFF8BFE6FFD059D1AC9BE" box="[434,530,656,680]" pageId="5" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
(RUZM GT.11.54) almost exactly as the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F017F3FF8AFF8BFC27FD1A9B54C9BE" box="[1018,1116,655,680]" pageId="5" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
and the other
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F017F3FF8AFF8BFAD4FD059A64C9BE" box="[1289,1388,656,680]" pageId="5" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
, the proximal intact portion of its tail with two dark bars edged with yellow at the rear and the regenerated portion is yellowish; its sacral region lightly dusted with brown (
|
||
<figureCitation id="1370B5D4FF8AFF8BFD26FD429C36C9E6" box="[763,830,727,752]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1101,1123]" captionTargetBox="[165,1435,629,1053]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,573,1055]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Paratype of Microgecko chabaharensis sp. nov. (RUZM GT. 11.54) with regenerated tail from Rezuiyeh, Zarrin Dasht County, Fars Province in life. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266344/files/figure.png" pageId="5">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
|
||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF4A951FF8AFF8BFF1AFD699ECFCE1A" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="5">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFF1AFD699E4EC803" bold="true" box="[199,326,764,789]" pageId="5">
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F017F3FF8AFF8BFF1AFD699E49C803" box="[199,321,764,789]" pageId="5" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
|
||
.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
SUHC 1274 lost its tail completely and RUZM GT.11.54 has an incomplete tail.
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F017F3FF8AFF8BFB3DFD689A45C803" box="[1248,1357,765,789]" pageId="5" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
|
||
do not differ significantly from the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F017F3FF8AFF8BFE0EFC8A9D3DC82E" box="[467,565,799,824]" pageId="5" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
regarding scalation, coloration and pattern. The meristic characters for SUHC 1274 and RUZM GT.11.54 follow, respectively as separated by a slash: 3/3 pairs of postmental shields (PMP); 9/9 supralabials (SL) on each side; 8/8 infralabials (
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35CE9C1FF8AFF8BFD3CFCFD9DF6C896" box="[737,766,872,896]" name="Iceland" pageId="5">IL</collectingCountry>
|
||
) on each side; 6/5 scales separated the second pair of postmentals (SSPM); 25/28 interorbital scales including ciliary scales (IOS); 5/5 scales bordered the nostril (SBN) on each side; 2/2 large postrostrals (internasals) in contact, followed by additional pair of enlarged scales, in contact, and slightly smaller than postrostrals; lamellar formula (digit 1 to 5) for right manus is 7, 9, 10, 9, 9/ 8, 8, 12, 11, 9; lamellar formula (digit 1 to 5) for right pes is 7, 8, 11, 13, 12/ 9, 12, 13, 14, 11; 124/133 scales from behind the postmentals to level of vent (GVA); 86/85 dorsal scales in midline between axilla to groin (AGS). The metric characters for SUHC 1274 and RUZM GT.11.54 are as follows, respectively as separated by a slash: snoutvent- length (SVL) 26/
|
||
<quantity id="4CB304B4FF8AFF8BFE4AFBF19EF6CF6A" box="[407,510,1124,1149]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.85" pageId="5" unit="mm" value="28.5">28.5 mm</quantity>
|
||
; head length (HL) 6.6/
|
||
<quantity id="4CB304B4FF8AFF8BFD23FBF19C5DCF6A" box="[766,853,1124,1149]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.1" pageId="5" unit="mm" value="6.1">6.1 mm</quantity>
|
||
; head width (HW) 4.5/
|
||
<quantity id="4CB304B4FF8AFF8BFB85FBF19B93CF6A" box="[1112,1179,1124,1149]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" pageId="5" unit="mm" value="5.0">5 mm</quantity>
|
||
; head height (HH) 3.6/
|
||
<quantity id="4CB304B4FF8AFF8BFF4AFB1D9FFBCFB6" box="[151,243,1160,1184]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.2" pageId="5" unit="mm" value="4.2">4.2 mm</quantity>
|
||
; eye diameter (ED) 1.7/
|
||
<quantity id="4CB304B4FF8AFF8BFDD6FB1D9D6ECFB6" box="[523,614,1160,1184]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.7" pageId="5" unit="mm" value="1.7">1.7 mm</quantity>
|
||
; interorbital distance (IOD) 3/
|
||
<quantity id="4CB304B4FF8AFF8BFC19FB1D9B28CFB6" box="[964,1056,1160,1184]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.8" pageId="5" unit="mm" value="3.8">3.8 mm</quantity>
|
||
; anterior eye margin to posterior edge of nostril distance (NED) 2/
|
||
<quantity id="4CB304B4FF8AFF8BFDCEFB399D64CFD2" box="[531,620,1196,1220]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.9" pageId="5" unit="mm" value="1.9">1.9 mm</quantity>
|
||
; posterior eye margin to ear distance (EED) 2.5/
|
||
<quantity id="4CB304B4FF8AFF8BFB4EFB399BE5CFD2" box="[1171,1261,1196,1221]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.5" pageId="5" unit="mm" value="2.5">2.5 mm</quantity>
|
||
; length of right forelimb (LFL) 7.5/
|
||
<quantity id="4CB304B4FF8AFF8BFEA7FB5A9EDDCFFE" box="[378,469,1231,1256]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.7" pageId="5" unit="mm" value="6.7">6.7 mm</quantity>
|
||
; length of right hindlimb (LHL) 11.5/
|
||
<quantity id="4CB304B4FF8AFF8BFC56FB5A9CFCCFFE" box="[907,1012,1231,1256]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.3599999999999999" pageId="5" unit="mm" value="13.6">13.6 mm</quantity>
|
||
; distance between forelimb and hind limb (DFH) 12.4/
|
||
<quantity id="4CB304B4FF8AFF8BFE80FB619ECBCE1A" box="[349,451,1268,1292]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.33" pageId="5" unit="mm" value="13.3">13.3 mm</quantity>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C351FADAFF8AFF8BFF1AFA829EE5CCAF" pageId="5" type="etymology">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF4A951FF8AFF8BFF1AFA829BEECE42" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="5">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFF1AFA829E46CE26" bold="true" box="[199,334,1303,1328]" pageId="5">Etymology.</emphasis>
|
||
The species is named after the region where the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F017F3FF8AFF8BFC52FA829CF9CE26" box="[911,1009,1303,1328]" pageId="5" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
was collected (Chabahar, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Southeastern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35CE9C1FF8AFF8BFDEDFAA99D57CE42" box="[560,607,1340,1364]" name="Iran" pageId="5">Iran</collectingCountry>
|
||
) and the Latin ‘-
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFCC6FAA89C5BCE42" box="[795,851,1341,1364]" italics="true" pageId="5">ensis</emphasis>
|
||
,’ meaning ‘from’ or ‘belonging to’.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF4A951FF8AFF8BFF1AFACA9E17CDAA" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="5">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFF1AFACA9E98CE6E" bold="true" box="[199,400,1375,1400]" pageId="5">Ecological notes.</emphasis>
|
||
The ecology of this species is largely unknown. The
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F017F3FF8AFF8BFC25FACA9B52CE6E" box="[1016,1114,1375,1400]" pageId="5" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
(SUHC 1273) and
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F017F3FF8AFF8BFAE1FAF49A94CE6F" box="[1340,1436,1377,1401]" pageId="5" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
(SUHC 1274) specimens were collected on
|
||
<date id="FFF58F91FF8AFF8BFDA2FA119C1BCE8A" box="[639,787,1412,1437]" pageId="5" value="2012-05-16">16 May 2012</date>
|
||
at about 8h00 from a sandy habitat with semi-dense cover of halophilic bushes (
|
||
<figureCitation id="1370B5D4FF8AFF8BFE4FFA329ED0CED6" box="[402,472,1447,1472]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1966,1988]" captionTargetBox="[206,1359,194,1930]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[206,1360,193,1932]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 4. General aspect of semidesert (a) and limestone mountain foothill (b) habitats of M. chabaharensis sp. nov., in southeastern and southern Iran, respectively. Photo: H. Oraei (a), A. Gholamifard (b)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266345/files/figure.png" pageId="5">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
|
||
a) in the Chabahar region close to the sea (about
|
||
<quantity id="4CB304B4FF8AFF8BFBC1FA3D9B51CED6" box="[1052,1113,1447,1472]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" pageId="5" unit="km" value="3.0">3 km</quantity>
|
||
away from Chabahar Bay), Chabahar County, in the southeast of Sistan and Baluchestan Province (
|
||
<figureCitation id="1370B5D4FF8AFF8BFC62FA599B09CEF2" box="[959,1025,1484,1509]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1365,1386]" captionTargetBox="[155,1432,193,1343]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[155,1432,193,1344]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Map showing present (red circles 1 and 2 as the holotype and paratype localities in Sistan and Baluchestan and Fars Provinces, respectively) and previous (yellow circle 3 in Kerman Province (Shafiei 1998), collecting sites of Microgecko chabaharensis sp. nov. in Iran. Source of map is from Google Earth (www. earth. google. com)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266342/files/figure.png" pageId="5">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
|
||
). The species is nocturnal and starts its activity at dusk.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8AFF8BFEA6FA7A9C39CD1E" authority="Blanford" authorityName="Blanford" box="[379,817,1519,1544]" class="Reptilia" family="Lacertidae" genus="Acanthodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micropholis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFEA6FA7A9DCCCD1E" box="[379,708,1519,1544]" italics="true" pageId="5">Acanthodactylus micropholis</emphasis>
|
||
Blanford
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8AFF8BFCB1FA649BD8CD1E" authority="Blanford" authorityName="Blanford" box="[876,1232,1519,1544]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Bunopus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tuberculatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFCB1FA649B6BCD1E" box="[876,1123,1519,1544]" italics="true" pageId="5">Bunopus tuberculatus</emphasis>
|
||
Blanford
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
were collected at this habitat. Some sympatric and/or syntopic lizard species at the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54F017F3FF8AFF8BFCA9F9809CACCD3B" box="[884,932,1557,1581]" pageId="5">type</typeStatus>
|
||
locality region are:
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8AFF8BFB58F9819A90CD3B" authority="Olivier" authorityName="Olivier" box="[1157,1432,1556,1581]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Trapelus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agilis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFB58F9819A24CD3B" box="[1157,1324,1556,1581]" italics="true" pageId="5">Trapelus agilis</emphasis>
|
||
(Olivier)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8AFF8BFF4AF9A29D4ACD46" authority="Ruppell, H." authorityName="Ruppell, H." box="[151,578,1591,1616]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="flaviviridis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFF4AF9A29EBBCD46" box="[151,435,1591,1616]" italics="true" pageId="5">Hemidactylus flaviviridis</emphasis>
|
||
Rüppell,
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFDFBF9AC9D4ACD46" box="[550,578,1593,1616]" italics="true" pageId="5">H.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
robustus Heyden,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8AFF8BFCC6F9A29B84CD46" authority="Nikolsky" authorityName="Nikolsky" box="[795,1164,1591,1616]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="persicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFCC6F9A29B0ECD46" box="[795,1030,1591,1616]" italics="true" pageId="5">Microgecko persicus</emphasis>
|
||
(Nikolsky)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8AFF8BFB44F9A29E1BCD63" authority="Nikolsky" authorityName="Nikolsky" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Tenuidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="longipes">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFB44F9A29A94CD46" box="[1177,1436,1591,1616]" italics="true" pageId="5">Tenuidactylus longipes</emphasis>
|
||
(Nikolsky)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8AFF8BFEFAF9C89D78CD62" authority="Boulenger, A." authorityName="Boulenger, A." box="[295,624,1628,1653]" class="Reptilia" family="Lacertidae" genus="Acanthodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="blanfordii">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFEFAF9C89EB5CD63" box="[295,445,1628,1653]" italics="true" pageId="5">A. blanfordii</emphasis>
|
||
Boulenger,
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFD8AF9C89D78CD62" box="[599,624,1629,1652]" italics="true" pageId="5">A.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
cantoris Günther,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8AFF8BFC81F9C89B9ECD63" authority="Blanford" authorityName="Blanford" box="[860,1174,1628,1653]" class="Reptilia" family="Lacertidae" genus="Eremias" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fasciata">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFC81F9C89B29CD62" box="[860,1057,1628,1652]" italics="true" pageId="5">Eremias fasciata</emphasis>
|
||
Blanford
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8AFF8BFB76F9C99E1CCD8E" authority="Stoliczka" authorityName="Stoliczka" class="Reptilia" family="Lacertidae" genus="Mesalina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="watsonana">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFB76F9C99A94CD62" box="[1195,1436,1628,1653]" italics="true" pageId="5">Mesalina watsonana</emphasis>
|
||
(Stoliczka)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8AFF8BFEFCF9EA9D79CD8E" authority="Forskal" authorityName="Forskal" box="[289,625,1663,1688]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Chalcides" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ocellatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFEFCF9EA9EF7CD8E" box="[289,511,1663,1688]" italics="true" pageId="5">Chalcides ocellatus</emphasis>
|
||
(Forskål)
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8AFF8BFDA3F9EA9B09CD8E" authority="Boulenger" authorityName="Boulenger" box="[638,1025,1663,1688]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Ophiomorus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="blanfordii">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFDA3F9EA9C89CD8E" box="[638,897,1663,1688]" italics="true" pageId="5">Ophiomorus blanfordii</emphasis>
|
||
Boulenger
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8AFF8BFBD3F9149E13CDAA" authority="Blanford (Smid et al. 2014)" authorityName="Blanford (Smid et al." authorityYear="2014" class="Reptilia" family="Sphaerodactylidae" genus="Pristurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rupestris">
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<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFBD3F9149BEBCD8E" box="[1038,1251,1665,1688]" italics="true" pageId="5">Pristurus rupestris</emphasis>
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Blanford (Šmíd
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<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFF4AF9309FC7CDAB" box="[151,207,1700,1725]" italics="true" pageId="5">et al.</emphasis>
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2014)
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF4A951FF8AFF8BFF1AF9529EE5CCAF" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="5">
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The collection site of the
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<typeStatus id="54F017F3FF8AFF8BFE34F95C9D42CDF7" box="[489,586,1737,1761]" pageId="5" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
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(RUZM GT.11.54) in southeast of
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<collectingCountry id="F35CE9C1FF8AFF8BFC06F95C9B03CDF6" box="[987,1035,1737,1760]" name="Iran" pageId="5">Fars</collectingCountry>
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Province (
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<figureCitation id="1370B5D4FF8AFF8BFB5AF9529BC1CDF6" box="[1159,1225,1735,1760]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1365,1386]" captionTargetBox="[155,1432,193,1343]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[155,1432,193,1344]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Map showing present (red circles 1 and 2 as the holotype and paratype localities in Sistan and Baluchestan and Fars Provinces, respectively) and previous (yellow circle 3 in Kerman Province (Shafiei 1998), collecting sites of Microgecko chabaharensis sp. nov. in Iran. Source of map is from Google Earth (www. earth. google. com)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266342/files/figure.png" pageId="5">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
|
||
) is a mountainous area in the southern Zagros Mountains near the end of it north of the
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F35CE9C1FF8AFF8BFC79F9789B08CC12" box="[932,1024,1773,1796]" name="Iran" pageId="5">Hormuz</collectingCountry>
|
||
Strait, which is characterized by hot summers and mild winters. The gecko specimen was caught while active on
|
||
<date id="FFF58F91FF8AFF8BFC33F8859BCFCC3E" box="[1006,1223,1807,1832]" pageId="5" value="2014-09-12">12 September 2014</date>
|
||
about 1h00. It was found on a calcareous mountain in the foothills around a moderately deep valley (
|
||
<figureCitation id="1370B5D4FF8AFF8BFBE6F8A19B89CC5B" box="[1083,1153,1844,1869]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1966,1988]" captionTargetBox="[206,1359,194,1930]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[206,1360,193,1932]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 4. General aspect of semidesert (a) and limestone mountain foothill (b) habitats of M. chabaharensis sp. nov., in southeastern and southern Iran, respectively. Photo: H. Oraei (a), A. Gholamifard (b)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/266345/files/figure.png" pageId="5">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
|
||
b). Close to its collection point is a permanent spring (Rezu Spring) which feeds the cultivated palm grooves. Several sympatric and/or lizard and snake species syntopic with
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8AFF8BFDC6F8E89DEFCC83" box="[539,743,1916,1941]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chabaharensis" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFDC6F8E89DEFCC83" box="[539,743,1916,1941]" italics="true" pageId="5">M. chabaharensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFD2EF8E99C59CC83" bold="true" box="[755,849,1916,1941]" pageId="5">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A20CC838FF8AFF8BFD2EF8E99C59CC83" box="[755,849,1916,1941]" pageId="5" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
in this area are:
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8AFF8BFBFFF8E89BAECC82" box="[1058,1190,1917,1940]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="persicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFBFFF8E89BAECC82" box="[1058,1190,1917,1940]" italics="true" pageId="5">H. persicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8AFF8BFB64F8E89A1FCC83" box="[1209,1303,1916,1941]" class="Reptilia" family="Agamidae" genus="Trapelus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="agilis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFB64F8E89A1FCC83" box="[1209,1303,1916,1941]" italics="true" pageId="5">T. agilis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4BD2D2FF8AFF8BFA83F8E99EE5CCAF" authority="Stemmler." authorityName="Stemmler." class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Echis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="carinatus" subSpecies="sochureki">
|
||
<emphasis id="B93F7543FF8AFF8BFA83F8E99E7BCCAF" italics="true" pageId="5">Echis carinatus sochureki</emphasis>
|
||
Stemmler.
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
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