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(
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east of
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&amp;
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,
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.
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: A male specimen (
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8487), from Sistan &amp;
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, collected on the road from Jask to Chabahar near Bent (in a direct path about
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South of the type locality).
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D400FFBB7885FB9FB53CFBB1" bold="true" box="[199,338,1044,1070]" pageId="3" pageNumber="185">Etymology:</emphasis>
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is named after the Sistan Region in Sistan &amp;
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, where the
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D400FFBB7885FBD0B52AFBE9" bold="true" box="[199,324,1115,1142]" pageId="3" pageNumber="185">Diagnosis:</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D400FFBB7ACDFBD6B680FBE9" box="[655,750,1116,1142]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="185">E. johnii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differ from other erycids by having the banding pattern on the tail, although this pattern is not always observed in the specimens of
<taxonomicName id="4C007CF4D400FFBB7BE0FB0AB06CFB05" box="[930,1026,1152,1178]" class="Reptilia" family="Boidae" genus="Eryx" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="johnii">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D400FFBB7BE0FB0AB06CFB05" box="[930,1026,1152,1178]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="185">E. johnii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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). As
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stated in the description of the
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specimen of
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D400FFBB7A2CFB42B6A0FB7D" box="[622,718,1224,1250]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="185">E. johnii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: “the obtuse point of the tail resembles the head, and in point of thickness sometimes exceeds it.” In our specimens of the new species, the end of the tail is not as blunt as
<taxonomicName id="4C007CF4D400FFBB7D7EFB66B1F2FA99" box="[1340,1436,1260,1286]" class="Reptilia" family="Boidae" genus="Eryx" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="johnii">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D400FFBB7D7EFB66B1F2FA99" box="[1340,1436,1260,1286]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="185">E. johnii</emphasis>
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and the thickness of the end of the tail is less than that of the head (
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). Despite the overlapping ranges in the pholidosis and morphometric characters of
<taxonomicName id="4C007CF4D400FFBB7A3EFABEB77AFAD1" authority="Eskandarzadeh &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Zargan &amp; Hajinourmohamadi &amp; Nazarov &amp; Sami &amp; Rajabizadeh &amp; Nabizadeh &amp; Navaian, 2020" authorityName="Eskandarzadeh &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Zargan &amp; Hajinourmohamadi &amp; Nazarov &amp; Sami &amp; Rajabizadeh &amp; Nabizadeh &amp; Navaian" authorityYear="2020" box="[636,788,1333,1358]" class="Reptilia" family="Boidae" genus="Eryx" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sistanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D400FFBB7A3EFABEB77AFAD1" box="[636,788,1333,1358]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="185">E. sistanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A247661ED400FFBB7B59FABFB71AFAD1" box="[795,884,1332,1358]" pageId="3" pageNumber="185" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C007CF4D400FFBB7BE8FABEB064FAD1" box="[938,1034,1332,1358]" class="Reptilia" family="Boidae" genus="Eryx" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="3" pageNumber="185" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="johnii">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D400FFBB7BE8FABEB064FAD1" box="[938,1034,1332,1358]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="185">E. johnii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D400FFBB7C5AFABEB0C1FAD1" box="[1048,1199,1333,1358]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="185">E. sistanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B974DB65D400FFBB7CF5FABFB17EFAD1" bold="true" box="[1207,1296,1332,1358]" pageId="3" pageNumber="185">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A247661ED400FFBB7CF5FABFB17EFAD1" box="[1207,1296,1332,1358]" pageId="3" pageNumber="185" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
differs from
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D400FFBB78D5FAD2B499FAED" box="[151,247,1368,1394]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="185">E. johnii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having fewer dorsal scale rows at midbody (4356 versus 4767).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8BBF0777D400FFBB78D5F85EB133F872" blockId="3.[151,1373,2005,2030]" box="[151,1373,2005,2030]" pageId="3" pageNumber="185">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D400FFBB78D5F85EB57DF871" bold="true" box="[151,275,2005,2030]" pageId="3" pageNumber="185">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Photos of the juvenile specimens of (A)
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D400FFBB7AF0F85DB74DF872" box="[690,803,2005,2029]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="185">Eryx johnii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Photo by Raju Vyas), and (B)
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D400FFBB7C20F85DB169F872" box="[1122,1287,2006,2029]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="185">Eryx sistanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A247661ED400FFBB7D4FF85EB133F872" box="[1293,1373,2005,2029]" pageId="3" pageNumber="185" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<paragraph id="8BBF0777D407FFBC7885FF13B110FE14" blockId="4.[151,1437,152,539]" pageId="4" pageNumber="186">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D407FFBC7885FF13B628FF2C" bold="true" box="[199,582,152,179]" pageId="4" pageNumber="186">
Description of
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(
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):
</emphasis>
A juvenile, body length
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, and tail length
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. The ratio of interocular space width to distance between the posterior edge of the eye and the corner of the mouth 1.2. Head small, indistinct from the neck; eye small, on side of the head, bordered by 11 and 10 small scales on each side; six large scales between the eyes. Two elongated postinternasal scales; the first four rows of the scales immediately after the rostral arranged in a symmetric pattern. Three scales between the eye and nasal. Eleven supralabial scales; the second supralabial scale higher than the third. Dorsal surface of the body with small scales (DRS 43:43:38). Ventral scales 190, wider than dorsal scales. Subcaudal scales 26. The scales of the dorsal surface of tail slightly keeled.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBF0777D407FFBC7885FE1FB68DFD84" blockId="4.[151,1437,152,539]" pageId="4" pageNumber="186">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D407FFBC7885FE1FB5BAFE30" bold="true" box="[199,468,404,431]" pageId="4" pageNumber="186">
Coloration of
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</emphasis>
: The preserved specimen in alcohol has paler color than that in alive specimen. Dorsal ground color of the preserved specimen in alcohol was yellow with shadows of grey color. The banding pattern was obvious on the tail with three large dark spots; a very pale shadow of patched areas was observed over the dorsal surface of the trunk. The ventral surface was yellow.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BBF0777D407FFBC78D5FA21B57AFA78" blockId="4.[151,1437,1450,1511]" pageId="4" pageNumber="186">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D407FFBC78D5FA21B561FA5C" bold="true" box="[151,271,1450,1475]" pageId="4" pageNumber="186">FIGURE 3</emphasis>
. The holotype specimen of
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D407FFBC7A70FA20B6B6FA5D" box="[562,728,1451,1474]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="186">Eryx sistanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B974DB65D407FFBC7AA2FA20B72DFA5C" bold="true" box="[736,835,1450,1475]" pageId="4" pageNumber="186">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A247661ED407FFBC7AA2FA20B75DFA5C" box="[736,819,1451,1475]" pageId="4" pageNumber="186" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
(
</emphasis>
HCHSU 6469) (A) The head, (B &amp; C) dorsal, ventral and lateral view.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D407FFBC7885F984B63EF9B5" bold="true" box="[199,592,1551,1578]" pageId="4" pageNumber="186">
Description of
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(
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):
</emphasis>
The head was almost destroyed and the pholidotic characters couldnt be entirely studied. The detailed meristic and morphometric characters of the
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and
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are presented in
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.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBF0777D407FFBC7885F9F0B726F8BA" blockId="4.[151,1437,1551,2046]" pageId="4" pageNumber="186">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D407FFBC7885F9F0B5D0F909" bold="true" box="[199,446,1659,1686]" pageId="4" pageNumber="186">Additional material:</emphasis>
The morphological characters of the third specimen, an adult male (
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), from Gurband Village, Minab County in
<collectingRegion id="49C4C995D407FFBC79B8F92BB684F926" box="[506,746,1695,1722]" country="Iran" name="Hormozgan" pageId="4" pageNumber="186">Hormozgan Province</collectingRegion>
that was solely for morphological study is presented in
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. The symmetric pattern of the head scales was similar to the
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specimen. As in the
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specimen, the eyes were lateral surrounded by small scales; large scales between the eyes; the second supralabial scale was higher than the third and having two elongated postinternasal scales.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBF0777D407FFBD7885F8A4B150FE80" blockId="4.[151,1437,1551,2046]" lastBlockId="5.[151,1437,153,287]" lastPageId="5" lastPageNumber="187" pageId="4" pageNumber="186">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D407FFBC7885F8A4B5C7F8D5" bold="true" box="[199,425,1839,1866]" pageId="4" pageNumber="186">Variation in color:</emphasis>
Pictures of two additional specimens from Rikukash in Sistan &amp;
<collectingRegion id="49C4C995D407FFBC7CE8F8A4B1F3F8D6" box="[1194,1437,1839,1865]" country="Pakistan" name="Balochistan" pageId="4" pageNumber="186">Baluchistan Province</collectingRegion>
(
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) and near Shamil Village (
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) in
<collectingRegion id="49C4C995D407FFBC7B1EF8DFB020F8F2" box="[860,1102,1875,1902]" country="Iran" name="Hormozgan" pageId="4" pageNumber="186">Hormozgan Province</collectingRegion>
(
<figureCitation id="133B1BF2D407FFBC7C22F8D8B0C9F8F1" box="[1120,1191,1875,1902]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1997,2022]" captionTargetBox="[152,1436,1569,1972]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[152,1436,1569,1972]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 6. Eryx sistanensis sp. nov. specimens in (A) Rikukash with damaged tail, and (B) Shamil." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3770709" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3770709/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="186">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
) were also observed. These specimens had been photographed in farms by local people. In spite of the common banding pattern observed in all the studied and photographed specimens, they show different color patterns. HCHSU 8487 was grey in dorsal surface; the banding pattern along the body was more obvious than that in the
<typeStatus id="54BBB9D5D407FFBC7C59F834B013F846" box="[1051,1149,1983,2009]" pageId="4" pageNumber="186" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
specimen. The head was black; ventral surface was cream with some black spots forming a narrow line in the middle of ventral surface; this line was discontinuous. The dorsal color of the specimens from Gurband was reddish brown; having large black patches on the dorsal surface; from tail to the head the patches were faint and irregular. Head with black shadow. The color pattern of the specimen from Shamil was similar to that from Gurband. The specimen from Rikukash has darker background color and the banding pattern is less obvious and less regular than the other specimens.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8BBF0777D406FFBD78D5FAA5B4A0FAF4" blockId="5.[151,1436,1326,1387]" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D406FFBD78D5FAA5B57BFAD8" bold="true" box="[151,277,1326,1351]" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
The paratype specimen of
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D406FFBD7A6DFAA4B6BBFAD9" box="[559,725,1327,1350]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">Eryx sistanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B974DB65D406FFBD7A9FFAA4B741FAD8" bold="true" box="[733,815,1327,1351]" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A247661ED406FFBD7A9FFAA4B741FAD8" box="[733,815,1327,1351]" pageId="5" pageNumber="187" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(HCHSU 8487). (A) The head, (B) dorsal view, (C) ventral view.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BBF0777D406FFBD78D5FA10B00FFA2C" blockId="5.[151,1121,1435,1459]" box="[151,1121,1435,1459]" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D406FFBD78D5FA10B564FA2C" bold="true" box="[151,266,1435,1459]" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">TABLE 4.</emphasis>
The studied morphological characters of specimens of
<taxonomicName id="4C007CF4D406FFBD7B1BFA17B068FA2C" authority="Eskandarzadeh &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Zargan &amp; Hajinourmohamadi &amp; Nazarov &amp; Sami &amp; Rajabizadeh &amp; Nabizadeh &amp; Navaian, 2020" authorityName="Eskandarzadeh &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Zargan &amp; Hajinourmohamadi &amp; Nazarov &amp; Sami &amp; Rajabizadeh &amp; Nabizadeh &amp; Navaian" authorityYear="2020" box="[857,1030,1436,1459]" class="Reptilia" family="Boidae" genus="Eryx" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="187" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sistanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D406FFBD7B1BFA17B068FA2C" box="[857,1030,1436,1459]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">Eryx sistanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A247661ED406FFBD7C4EFA10B00FFA2C" box="[1036,1121,1435,1459]" pageId="5" pageNumber="187" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BBF0777D406FFBD79C9FA48B034F879" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<table id="F900F5D7D40600477892FA49B13CF879" box="[208,1362,1474,2022]" gridcols="4" gridrows="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<tr id="35300535D40600477892FA49B13CFA44" box="[208,1362,1474,1499]" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="187" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="76E16C49D406004779C9FA49B674FA44" box="[395,538,1474,1499]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">HCHSU 6469</th>
<th id="76E16C49D40600477A10FA49B68CFA44" box="[594,738,1474,1499]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">HCHSU 8487</th>
<th id="76E16C49D40600477B08FA49B13CFA44" box="[842,1362,1474,1499]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">The specimen from Gurband, Hormozgan Province</th>
</tr>
<tr id="35300535D40600477892FA61B13CF99C" box="[208,1362,1514,1539]" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<th id="76E16C49D40600477892FA61B558F99C" box="[208,310,1514,1539]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">DSR.M</th>
<td id="76E16C49D406004779C9FA61B674F99C" box="[395,538,1514,1539]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">43</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477A10FA61B68CF99C" box="[594,738,1514,1539]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">56</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477B08FA61B13CF99C" box="[842,1362,1514,1539]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">52</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35300535D40600477892F998B13CF9B3" box="[208,1362,1555,1580]" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<th id="76E16C49D40600477892F998B558F9B3" box="[208,310,1555,1580]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">DSR.F</th>
<td id="76E16C49D406004779C9F998B674F9B3" box="[395,538,1555,1580]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">43</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477A10F998B68CF9B3" box="[594,738,1555,1580]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">51</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477B08F998B13CF9B3" box="[842,1362,1555,1580]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr id="35300535D40600477892F9B0B13CF9CB" box="[208,1362,1595,1620]" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<th id="76E16C49D40600477892F9B0B558F9CB" box="[208,310,1595,1620]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">DSR.H</th>
<td id="76E16C49D406004779C9F9B0B674F9CB" box="[395,538,1595,1620]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">38</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477A10F9B0B68CF9CB" box="[594,738,1595,1620]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">45</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477B08F9B0B13CF9CB" box="[842,1362,1595,1620]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr id="35300535D40600477892F9EFB13CF9E3" box="[208,1362,1636,1660]" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<th id="76E16C49D40600477892F9EFB558F9E3" box="[208,310,1636,1660]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">VS</th>
<td id="76E16C49D406004779C9F9EFB674F9E3" box="[395,538,1636,1660]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">190</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477A10F9EFB68CF9E3" box="[594,738,1636,1660]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">201</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477B08F9EFB13CF9E3" box="[842,1362,1636,1660]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">198</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35300535D40600477892F900B13CF93B" box="[208,1362,1675,1700]" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<th id="76E16C49D40600477892F900B558F93B" box="[208,310,1675,1700]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">BE</th>
<td id="76E16C49D406004779C9F900B674F93B" box="[395,538,1675,1700]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">6</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477A10F900B68CF93B" box="[594,738,1675,1700]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">7</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477B08F900B13CF93B" box="[842,1362,1675,1700]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35300535D40600477892F93FB13CF953" box="[208,1362,1716,1740]" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<th id="76E16C49D40600477892F93FB558F953" box="[208,310,1716,1740]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">RE</th>
<td id="76E16C49D406004779C9F93FB674F953" box="[395,538,1716,1740]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">11/10</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477A10F93FB68CF953" box="[594,738,1716,1740]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">11/</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477B08F93FB13CF953" box="[842,1362,1716,1740]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">11/12</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35300535D40600477892F956B13CF96A" box="[208,1362,1757,1781]" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<th id="76E16C49D40600477892F956B558F96A" box="[208,310,1757,1781]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">LAB</th>
<td id="76E16C49D406004779C9F956B674F96A" box="[395,538,1757,1781]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">11/11</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477A10F956B68CF96A" box="[594,738,1757,1781]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="187"></td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477B08F956B13CF96A" box="[842,1362,1757,1781]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">11/12</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35300535D40600477892F88EB13CF882" box="[208,1362,1797,1821]" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<th id="76E16C49D40600477892F88EB558F882" box="[208,310,1797,1821]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">PIN</th>
<td id="76E16C49D406004779C9F88EB674F882" box="[395,538,1797,1821]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">2</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477A10F88EB68CF882" box="[594,738,1797,1821]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">2</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477B08F88EB13CF882" box="[842,1362,1797,1821]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35300535D40600477892F8A6B13CF8DA" box="[208,1362,1837,1861]" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<th id="76E16C49D40600477892F8A6B558F8DA" box="[208,310,1837,1861]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">BEN</th>
<td id="76E16C49D406004779C9F8A6B674F8DA" box="[395,538,1837,1861]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">3/3</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477A10F8A6B68CF8DA" box="[594,738,1837,1861]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="187"></td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477B08F8A6B13CF8DA" box="[842,1362,1837,1861]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">3/</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35300535D40600477892F8DEB13CF8F1" box="[208,1362,1877,1902]" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<th id="76E16C49D40600477892F8DEB558F8F1" box="[208,310,1877,1902]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">SCd</th>
<td id="76E16C49D406004779C9F8DEB674F8F1" box="[395,538,1877,1902]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">26</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477A10F8DEB68CF8F1" box="[594,738,1877,1902]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">28</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477B08F8DEB13CF8F1" box="[842,1362,1877,1902]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">31</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35300535D40600477892F8F5B13CF809" box="[208,1362,1918,1942]" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<th id="76E16C49D40600477892F8F5B558F809" box="[208,310,1918,1942]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">WI/DEM</th>
<td id="76E16C49D406004779C9F8F5B674F809" box="[395,538,1918,1942]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">1.2</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477A10F8F5B68CF809" box="[594,738,1918,1942]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">1.4</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477B08F8F5B13CF809" box="[842,1362,1918,1942]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="187"></td>
</tr>
<tr id="35300535D40600477892F82EB13CF821" box="[208,1362,1957,1982]" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<th id="76E16C49D40600477892F82EB558F821" box="[208,310,1957,1982]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">BL (mm)</th>
<td id="76E16C49D406004779C9F82EB674F821" box="[395,538,1957,1982]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">220</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477A10F82EB68CF821" box="[594,738,1957,1982]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">404</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477B08F82EB13CF821" box="[842,1362,1957,1982]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">855</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35300535D40600477892F846B13CF879" box="[208,1362,1997,2022]" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">
<th id="76E16C49D40600477892F846B558F879" box="[208,310,1997,2022]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">TaL (mm)</th>
<td id="76E16C49D406004779C9F846B674F879" box="[395,538,1997,2022]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">30</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477A10F846B68CF879" box="[594,738,1997,2022]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">44</td>
<td id="76E16C49D40600477B08F846B13CF879" box="[842,1362,1997,2022]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="187">85</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<subSubSection id="C31A54FCD405FFBE7885FF13B77BFF48" pageId="6" pageNumber="188" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BBF0777D405FFBE7885FF13B77BFF48" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,395]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE7885FF13B50DFF2C" bold="true" box="[199,355,152,179]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">Distribution:</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C007CF4D405FFBE792BFF11B673FF2C" authority="Eskandarzadeh &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Zargan &amp; Hajinourmohamadi &amp; Nazarov &amp; Sami &amp; Rajabizadeh &amp; Nabizadeh &amp; Navaian, 2020" authorityName="Eskandarzadeh &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Zargan &amp; Hajinourmohamadi &amp; Nazarov &amp; Sami &amp; Rajabizadeh &amp; Nabizadeh &amp; Navaian" authorityYear="2020" box="[361,541,154,179]" class="Reptilia" family="Boidae" genus="Eryx" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="188" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sistanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE792BFF11B673FF2C" box="[361,541,154,179]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">Eryx sistanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE7A66FF12B613FF2C" bold="true" box="[548,637,153,179]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A247661ED405FFBE7A66FF12B613FF2C" box="[548,637,153,179]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is currently known from
<collectingRegion id="49C4C995D405FFBE7BD5FF12B7B6FF2C" box="[919,984,153,179]" country="Afghanistan" name="Zabul" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">Zabol</collectingRegion>
in Sistan Region to the southern parts of Sistan &amp;
<collectingRegion id="49C4C995D405FFBE78BDFF36B5EDFF48" box="[255,387,189,215]" country="Pakistan" name="Balochistan" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">Baluchistan</collectingRegion>
and
<collectingRegion id="49C4C995D405FFBE79F8FF36B650FF48" box="[442,574,189,215]" country="Iran" name="Hormozgan" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">Hormozgan</collectingRegion>
Provinces (
<figureCitation id="133B1BF2D405FFBE7A81FF36B769FF48" box="[707,775,189,215]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1792,1817]" captionTargetBox="[154,1433,875,1767]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[154,1433,875,1767]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 7. localities of studied and observed specimens and distribution range of Eryx sistanensis sp. nov. in Iran. Squares show the localities of examined specimens and the localities of observed specimens are indicated by circles. 1: Jahan-abad, 2: Rikukash, 3: Bent, 4: Gurband, 5: Shamil." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3770711" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3770711/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C31A54FCD405FFBE7885FF6BB08BFE80" pageId="6" pageNumber="188" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="8BBF0777D405FFBE7885FF6BB08BFE80" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,395]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE7885FF6BB542FF64" bold="true" box="[199,300,224,251]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">Habitat:</emphasis>
The specimens were observed in agricultural fields with soft substrates (
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). The farms were surrounded by natural vegetation such as
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE7A04FE8DB6CCFE80" box="[582,674,262,287]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">Tamarix</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE7AF2FE8EB72CFE80" box="[688,834,261,287]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">Zygophyllum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE7B12FE8EB7F0FE80" box="[848,926,261,287]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">Acacia</emphasis>
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and
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shrubs.
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<subSubSection id="C31A54FCD405FFBE7885FEA2B768FEF8" pageId="6" pageNumber="188" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BBF0777D405FFBE7885FEA2B768FEF8" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,395]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
The morphological characters of the studied specimens of
<taxonomicName id="4C007CF4D405FFBE7B16FEA1B782FEDC" authority="Eskandarzadeh &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Zargan &amp; Hajinourmohamadi &amp; Nazarov &amp; Sami &amp; Rajabizadeh &amp; Nabizadeh &amp; Navaian, 2020" authorityName="Eskandarzadeh &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Zargan &amp; Hajinourmohamadi &amp; Nazarov &amp; Sami &amp; Rajabizadeh &amp; Nabizadeh &amp; Navaian" authorityYear="2020" box="[852,1004,298,323]" class="Reptilia" family="Boidae" genus="Eryx" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="188" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sistanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE7B16FEA1B782FEDC" box="[852,1004,298,323]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">E. sistanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE7BB1FEA2B023FEDC" bold="true" box="[1011,1101,297,323]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A247661ED405FFBE7BB1FEA2B023FEDC" box="[1011,1101,297,323]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and the two populations of
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE7DC6FEA1B4B6FEF8" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">E. johnii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
available from literature are presented in
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C31A54FCD405FFBE7B4EFEC6B760FE14" pageId="6" pageNumber="188" type="nomenclature">
<paragraph id="8BBF0777D405FFBE7B4EFEC6B760FE14" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,395]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
<heading id="D0F7B01BD405FFBE7B4EFEC6B760FE14" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
We herein provide an updated identification key (after
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) for
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE7945FEF9B5F1FE14" box="[263,415,370,395]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">E. sistanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE79E5FEFAB66EFE14" bold="true" box="[423,512,369,395]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A247661ED405FFBE79E5FEFAB66EFE14" box="[423,512,369,395]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and its Indian relatives:
</heading>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C31A54FCD405FFBE78D5FE3DB1F2FDE4" pageId="6" pageNumber="188" type="key">
<key id="FF915046D405FFBE78D5FE3DB1F2FDE4" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
<keyStep id="30F41FD2D405FFBE78D5FE3DB1F2FE77" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
<paragraph id="8BBF0777D405FFBE78D5FE3DB1F2FE54" blockId="6.[151,1436,438,489]" box="[151,1436,438,460]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
<keyLead id="30F1A442D405FFBE78D5FE3DB1F2FE54" box="[151,1436,438,460]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">1a- Rostral without angular edge............................................................................ 2</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBF0777D405FFBE78D5FE58B1F2FE77" blockId="6.[151,1436,438,489]" box="[151,1436,467,489]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
<keyLead id="30F1A442D405FFBE78D5FE58B1F2FE77" box="[151,1436,467,489]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">1b- Rostral with sharp angular edge.......................................................................... 3</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="30F41FD2D405FFBE78D5FE7BB1F3FDBC" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
<paragraph id="8BBF0777D405FFBE78D5FE7BB1F2FD99" blockId="6.[151,1437,496,548]" box="[151,1436,496,518]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
<keyLead id="30F1A442D405FFBE78D5FE7BB1F2FD99" box="[151,1436,496,518]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
2a- Tail tip pointed; keeled dorsal body scales in 4055 rows; 161196 ventral scales...........................
<taxonomicName id="4C007CF4D405FFBE7D7AFE7AB1F2FD99" baseAuthorityName="Schneider" baseAuthorityYear="1801" box="[1336,1436,497,518]" class="Reptilia" family="Boidae" genus="Eryx" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="188" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="conicus">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE7D7AFE7AB1F2FD99" box="[1336,1436,497,518]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">E. conicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBF0777D405FFBE78D5FD85B1F3FDBC" blockId="6.[151,1437,496,548]" box="[151,1437,525,548]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
<keyLead id="30F1A442D405FFBE78D5FD85B1F3FDBC" box="[151,1437,525,548]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
2b- Tail tip rounded; smooth dorsal body scales in 5054 rows; 201206 ventral scales........................
<taxonomicName id="4C007CF4D405FFBE7D65FD85B1F3FDBC" authorityName="Das" authorityYear="1991" box="[1319,1437,526,547]" class="Reptilia" family="Boidae" genus="Eryx" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="188" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="whitakeri">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE7D65FD85B1F3FDBC" box="[1319,1437,526,547]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">E. whitakeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="30F41FD2D405FFBE78D5FDA0B1F2FDE4" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
<paragraph id="8BBF0777D405FFBE78D5FDA0B1F2FDDF" blockId="6.[151,1437,555,636]" box="[151,1436,555,577]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
<keyLead id="30F1A442D405FFBE78D5FDA0B1F2FDDF" box="[151,1436,555,577]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
3a- Tail extremely blunt; often as wide as head; with or without banding pattern on the body or tail.................
<taxonomicName id="4C007CF4D405FFBE7D08FDA7B1F2FDDF" box="[1354,1436,555,577]" class="Reptilia" family="Boidae" genus="Eryx" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="188" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="johnii">
<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE7D08FDA7B1F2FDDF" box="[1354,1436,555,577]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">E. johnii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBF0777D405FFBE78D5FDC3B1F2FDE4" blockId="6.[151,1437,555,636]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
<keyLead id="30F1A442D405FFBE78D5FDC3B1F2FDE4" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
3b- Tail not as blunt as in
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE79F1FDC2B668FDC2" box="[435,518,584,606]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">E. johnii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the thickness of tail tip less than head; the banding pattern is obvious on the tail and sometimes on the body.........................................................................
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<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE7C85FDEDB127FDE4" box="[1223,1353,614,635]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">E. sistanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B974DB65D405FFBE7D12FDEDB1F2FDE4" bold="true" box="[1360,1436,614,635]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A247661ED405FFBE7D12FDEDB1F2FDE4" box="[1360,1436,614,635]" pageId="6" pageNumber="188" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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</key>
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