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helenae—
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Specimens of 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4CB3FE7EFDFFA1DE" box="[422,548,463,489]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Microgecko</emphasis>
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from Iran used in the present molecular study, with locality information and Genbank accession numbers. RUZM: Razi University Zoologi- cal Museum; SUHC: Sabzevar University Herpetological Collection.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8E5036CC6708FFDC4DB3FDA9F84DA6AF" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
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<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FDA9F838A206" box="[166,2019,536,561]" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FDA9FEBAA206" box="[166,353,536,561]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Specimen number</th>
<th id="730E5DF2670800254C83FDA9FDF1A206" box="[406,554,536,561]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Tissue number</th>
<th id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFDA9FCEEA206" box="[586,821,536,561]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Taxon</th>
<th id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFDA9F9FAA206" box="[863,1569,536,561]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Locality</th>
<th id="730E5DF2670800254A34FDA9F838A206" box="[1825,2019,536,561]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Genbank accession</th>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FD8DF838A262" box="[166,2019,572,597]" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FD8DF838A262" box="[1825,2019,572,597]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">number</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FDECF838A241" box="[166,2019,605,630]" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FDECFEBAA241" box="[166,353,605,630]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM-GT.11.71</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FDECFDF1A241" box="[406,554,605,630]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5024</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFDECFCEEA241" box="[586,821,605,630]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F5FFDECFD05A241" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[586,734,605,630]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFDECFD05A241" box="[586,734,605,630]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4FF0FDECFCEEA241" bold="true" box="[741,821,605,630]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFDECF9FAA241" box="[863,1569,605,630]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Fars Province, Jahrom County, Jahrom</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FDECF838A241" box="[1825,2019,605,630]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FDECF84EA241" box="[1825,1941,605,630]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531652" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531652</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FD32F838A2AB" box="[166,2019,643,668]" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FD32FEBAA2AB" box="[166,353,643,668]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM-GT.11.72</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FD32FDF1A2AB" box="[406,554,643,668]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5025</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFD32FCEEA2AB" box="[586,821,643,668]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F5FFD32FD05A2AB" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[586,734,643,668]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFD32FD05A2AB" box="[586,734,643,668]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A7A857A56708FFDC4FF0FD32FCEEA2AB" box="[741,821,643,668]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" rank="species">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4FF0FD32FCEEA2AB" bold="true" box="[741,821,643,668]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFD32F9FAA2AB" box="[863,1569,643,668]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Fars Province, Jahrom County, Jahrom</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FD32F838A2AB" box="[1825,2019,643,668]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FD32F84DA2AB" box="[1825,1942,643,668]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531653" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531653</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FD18F838A2F5" box="[166,2019,681,706]" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FD18FEBAA2F5" box="[166,353,681,706]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM-GT.11.73</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FD18FDF1A2F5" box="[406,554,681,706]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5040</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFD18FCEEA2F5" box="[586,821,681,706]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F5FFD18FD05A2F5" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[586,734,681,706]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFD18FD05A2F5" box="[586,734,681,706]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A7A857A56708FFDC4FF0FD18FCEEA2F5" box="[741,821,681,706]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" rank="species">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4FF0FD18FCEEA2F5" bold="true" box="[741,821,681,706]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFD18F9FAA2F5" box="[863,1569,681,706]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Fars Province, Mohr County, Varavi Mountain</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FD18F838A2F5" box="[1825,2019,681,706]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A32FD18F847A2F5" box="[1831,1948,681,706]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531658" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531658</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FD7FF838A2DF" box="[166,2019,718,744]" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FD7FFEBAA2DF" box="[166,353,718,744]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM-GT.11.74</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FD7FFDF1A2DF" box="[406,554,718,744]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5041</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFD7FFCEEA2DF" box="[586,821,718,744]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F5FFD7EFD05A2DF" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[586,734,719,744]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFD7EFD05A2DF" box="[586,734,719,744]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A7A857A56708FFDC4FF0FD7EFCEEA2DF" box="[741,821,719,744]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" rank="species">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4FF0FD7EFCEEA2DF" bold="true" box="[741,821,719,744]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFD7FF9FAA2DF" box="[863,1569,718,744]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Fars Province, Mohr County, Varavi Mountain</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FD7FF838A2DF" box="[1825,2019,718,744]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A32FD7FF847A2D0" box="[1831,1948,718,743]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531659" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531659</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FD45F838A33A" box="[166,2019,756,781]" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FD45FEBAA33A" box="[166,353,756,781]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM-GT.11.75</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FD45FDF1A33A" box="[406,554,756,781]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5042</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFD45FCEEA33A" box="[586,821,756,781]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F5FFD45FD05A33A" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[586,734,756,781]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFD45FD05A33A" box="[586,734,756,781]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A7A857A56708FFDC4FF0FD45FCEEA33A" box="[741,821,756,781]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" rank="species">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4FF0FD45FCEEA33A" bold="true" box="[741,821,756,781]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFD45F9FAA33A" box="[863,1569,756,781]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Fars Province, Mohr County, Varavi Mountain</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FD45F838A33A" box="[1825,2019,756,781]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FD45F84EA33A" box="[1825,1941,756,781]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531660" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531660</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FCABF838A304" box="[166,2019,794,819]" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FCABFEBAA304" box="[166,353,794,819]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM-GT.11.56</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FCABFDF1A304" box="[406,554,794,819]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5045</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFCABFCEEA304" box="[586,821,794,819]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F5FFCABFD05A304" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[586,734,794,819]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFCABFD05A304" box="[586,734,794,819]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A7A857A56708FFDC4FF0FCABFCEEA304" box="[741,821,794,819]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" rank="species">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4FF0FCABFCEEA304" bold="true" box="[741,821,794,819]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFCABF9FAA304" box="[863,1569,794,819]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Fars Province, Firuzabad County, 85 km south of Shiraz</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FCABF838A304" box="[1825,2019,794,819]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A32FCABF840A304" box="[1831,1947,794,819]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531661" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531661</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FCF1F838A36E" box="[166,2019,832,857]" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FCF1FEBAA36E" box="[166,353,832,857]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM-GT.11.111</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FCF1FDF1A36E" box="[406,554,832,857]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5046</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFCF1FCEEA36E" box="[586,821,832,857]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F5FFCF1FD05A36E" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[586,734,832,857]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFCF1FD05A36E" box="[586,734,832,857]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A7A857A56708FFDC4FF0FCF1FCEEA36E" box="[741,821,832,857]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" rank="species">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4FF0FCF1FCEEA36E" bold="true" box="[741,821,832,857]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFCF1F9FAA36E" box="[863,1569,832,857]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Fars Province, Mohr County, Varavi Mountain</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FCF1F838A36E" box="[1825,2019,832,857]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FCF1F84EA36E" box="[1825,1941,832,857]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531662" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531662</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FCD7F838A348" box="[166,2019,870,895]" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FCD7FEBAA348" box="[166,353,870,895]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM-GT.11.57</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FCD7FDF1A348" box="[406,554,870,895]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5047</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFCD7FCEEA348" box="[586,821,870,895]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F5FFCD7FD05A348" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[586,734,870,895]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFCD7FD05A348" box="[586,734,870,895]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A7A857A56708FFDC4FF0FCD7FCEEA348" box="[741,821,870,895]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" rank="species">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4FF0FCD7FCEEA348" bold="true" box="[741,821,870,895]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFCD7F9FAA348" box="[863,1569,870,895]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Fars Province, Mohr County, Varavi Mountain</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FCD7F838A348" box="[1825,2019,870,895]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A32FCD7F847A348" box="[1831,1948,870,895]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531664" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531664</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FC3AF838A393" box="[166,2019,907,932]" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FC3AFEBAA393" box="[166,353,907,932]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM-GT.11.58</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FC3AFDF1A393" box="[406,554,907,932]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5048</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFC3AFCEEA393" box="[586,821,907,932]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F5FFC3AFD05A393" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[586,734,907,932]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFC3AFD05A393" box="[586,734,907,932]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A7A857A56708FFDC4FF0FC3AFCEEA393" box="[741,821,907,932]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" rank="species">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4FF0FC3AFCEEA393" bold="true" box="[741,821,907,932]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFC3AF9FAA393" box="[863,1569,907,932]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Fars Province, Mohr County, Varavi Mountain</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FC3AF838A393" box="[1825,2019,907,932]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FC3AF84DA393" box="[1825,1942,907,932]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531663" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531663</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FC00F838A3FD" box="[166,2019,945,970]" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FC00FEBAA3FD" box="[166,353,945,970]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM-GT.11.59</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FC00FDF1A3FD" box="[406,554,945,970]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5049</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFC00FCEEA3FD" box="[586,821,945,970]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F5FFC00FD05A3FD" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[586,734,945,970]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFC00FD05A3FD" box="[586,734,945,970]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A7A857A56708FFDC4FF0FC00FCEEA3FD" box="[741,821,945,970]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" rank="species">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4FF0FC00FCEEA3FD" bold="true" box="[741,821,945,970]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFC00F9FAA3FD" box="[863,1569,945,970]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Fars Province, Mohr County, Varavi Mountain</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FC00F838A3FD" box="[1825,2019,945,970]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FC00F84DA3FD" box="[1825,1942,945,970]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531665" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531665</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FC66F838A3C7" box="[166,2019,983,1008]" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FC66FEBAA3C7" box="[166,353,983,1008]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM-GT.11.60</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FC66FDF1A3C7" box="[406,554,983,1008]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5050</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFC66FCEEA3C7" box="[586,821,983,1008]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F5FFC66FD05A3C7" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[586,734,983,1008]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFC66FD05A3C7" box="[586,734,983,1008]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A7A857A56708FFDC4FF0FC66FCEEA3C7" box="[741,821,983,1008]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" rank="species">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4FF0FC66FCEEA3C7" bold="true" box="[741,821,983,1008]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFC66F9FAA3C7" box="[863,1569,983,1008]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Fars Province, Mohr County, Varavi Mountain</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FC66F838A3C7" box="[1825,2019,983,1008]" gridcol="4" gridrow="20" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FC66F84EA3C7" box="[1825,1941,983,1008]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531666" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531666</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FC4CF838A421" box="[166,2019,1021,1046]" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FC4CFEBAA421" box="[166,353,1021,1046]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM-GT.11.61</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FC4CFDF1A421" box="[406,554,1021,1046]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5051</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFC4CFCEEA421" box="[586,821,1021,1046]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F5FFC4CFD05A421" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[586,734,1021,1046]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFC4CFD05A421" box="[586,734,1021,1046]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A7A857A56708FFDC4FF0FC4CFCEEA421" box="[741,821,1021,1046]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" rank="species">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4FF0FC4CFCEEA421" bold="true" box="[741,821,1021,1046]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFC4CF9FAA421" box="[863,1569,1021,1046]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Fars Province, Mohr County, Varavi Mountain</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FC4CF838A421" box="[1825,2019,1021,1046]" gridcol="4" gridrow="22" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FC4CF84EA421" box="[1825,1941,1021,1046]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531667" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531667</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FB92F838A40B" box="[166,2019,1059,1084]" gridrow="24" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FB92FEBAA40B" box="[166,353,1059,1084]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM-GT.11.62</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FB92FDF1A40B" box="[406,554,1059,1084]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5052</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFB92FCEEA40B" box="[586,821,1059,1084]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F5FFB92FD05A40B" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[586,734,1059,1084]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFB92FD05A40B" box="[586,734,1059,1084]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A7A857A56708FFDC4FF0FB92FCEEA40B" box="[741,821,1059,1084]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" rank="species">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4FF0FB92FCEEA40B" bold="true" box="[741,821,1059,1084]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFB92F9FAA40B" box="[863,1569,1059,1084]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Fars Province, Mohr County, Varavi Mountain</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FB92F838A40B" box="[1825,2019,1059,1084]" gridcol="4" gridrow="24" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FB92F84DA40B" box="[1825,1942,1059,1084]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531668" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531668</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FBF9F838A456" box="[166,2019,1096,1121]" gridrow="26" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FBF9FEBAA456" box="[166,353,1096,1121]" gridcol="0" gridrow="26" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM-GT.11.63</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FBF9FDF1A456" box="[406,554,1096,1121]" gridcol="1" gridrow="26" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5053</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFBF9FCEEA456" box="[586,821,1096,1121]" gridcol="2" gridrow="26" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F5FFBF9FD05A456" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[586,734,1096,1121]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFBF9FD05A456" box="[586,734,1096,1121]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A7A857A56708FFDC4FF0FBF9FCEEA456" box="[741,821,1096,1121]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" rank="species">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4FF0FBF9FCEEA456" bold="true" box="[741,821,1096,1121]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFBF9F9FAA456" box="[863,1569,1096,1121]" gridcol="3" gridrow="26" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Fars Province, Mohr County, Varavi Mountain</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FBF9F838A456" box="[1825,2019,1096,1121]" gridcol="4" gridrow="26" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FBF9F84EA456" box="[1825,1941,1096,1121]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531669" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531669</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FBDFF838A4B0" box="[166,2019,1134,1159]" gridrow="28" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FBDFFEBAA4B0" box="[166,353,1134,1159]" gridcol="0" gridrow="28" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM-GT.11.112</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FBDFFDF1A4B0" box="[406,554,1134,1159]" gridcol="1" gridrow="28" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5054</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFBDFFCEEA4B0" box="[586,821,1134,1159]" gridcol="2" gridrow="28" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F5FFBDFFD05A4B0" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[586,734,1134,1159]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFBDFFD05A4B0" box="[586,734,1134,1159]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A7A857A56708FFDC4FF0FBDFFCEEA4B0" box="[741,821,1134,1159]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" rank="species">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4FF0FBDFFCEEA4B0" bold="true" box="[741,821,1134,1159]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFBDFF9FAA4B0" box="[863,1569,1134,1159]" gridcol="3" gridrow="28" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Fars Province, Mohr County, Varavi Mountain</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FBDFF838A4B0" box="[1825,2019,1134,1159]" gridcol="4" gridrow="28" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FBDFF84EA4B0" box="[1825,1941,1134,1159]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531670" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531670</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FB25F838A49A" box="[166,2019,1172,1197]" gridrow="30" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FB25FEBAA49A" box="[166,353,1172,1197]" gridcol="0" gridrow="30" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM- GT.11.80</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FB25FDF1A49A" box="[406,554,1172,1197]" gridcol="1" gridrow="30" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5003</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFB25FCEEA49A" box="[586,821,1172,1197]" gridcol="2" gridrow="30" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFB25FD0FA49A" box="[586,724,1172,1197]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
M. h. 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F90FB25FD0FA49A" authorityName="Nikolsky" authorityYear="1907" box="[645,724,1172,1197]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="helenae">helenae</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFB25F9FAA49A" box="[863,1569,1172,1197]" gridcol="3" gridrow="30" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Khuzestan Province, Izeh County, Bid Zard</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FB25F838A49A" box="[1825,2019,1172,1197]" gridcol="4" gridrow="30" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FB25F84DA49A" box="[1825,1942,1172,1197]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531635" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531635</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FB0BF838A4E4" box="[166,2019,1210,1235]" gridrow="32" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FB0BFEBAA4E4" box="[166,353,1210,1235]" gridcol="0" gridrow="32" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM- GT.11.81</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FB0BFDF1A4E4" box="[406,554,1210,1235]" gridcol="1" gridrow="32" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5004</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFB0BFCEEA4E4" box="[586,821,1210,1235]" gridcol="2" gridrow="32" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFB0BFD0FA4E4" box="[586,724,1210,1235]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
M. h. 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F90FB0BFD0FA4E4" authorityName="Nikolsky" authorityYear="1907" box="[645,724,1210,1235]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="helenae">helenae</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFB0BF9FAA4E4" box="[863,1569,1210,1235]" gridcol="3" gridrow="32" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Khuzestan Province, Izeh County, Bid Zard</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FB0BF838A4E4" box="[1825,2019,1210,1235]" gridcol="4" gridrow="32" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FB0BF84EA4E4" box="[1825,1941,1210,1235]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531636" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531636</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FB51F838A4CE" box="[166,2019,1248,1273]" gridrow="34" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FB51FEBAA4CE" box="[166,353,1248,1273]" gridcol="0" gridrow="34" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM- GT.11.82</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FB51FDF1A4CE" box="[406,554,1248,1273]" gridcol="1" gridrow="34" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5005</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFB51FCEEA4CE" box="[586,821,1248,1273]" gridcol="2" gridrow="34" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFB51FD0FA4CE" box="[586,724,1248,1273]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
M. h. 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F90FB51FD0FA4CE" authorityName="Nikolsky" authorityYear="1907" box="[645,724,1248,1273]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="helenae">helenae</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFB51F9FAA4CE" box="[863,1569,1248,1273]" gridcol="3" gridrow="34" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Khuzestan Province, Izeh County, Bid Zard</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FB51F838A4CE" box="[1825,2019,1248,1273]" gridcol="4" gridrow="34" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FB51F84EA4CE" box="[1825,1941,1248,1273]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531637" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531637</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FAB4F838A529" box="[166,2019,1285,1310]" gridrow="36" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FAB4FEBAA529" box="[166,353,1285,1310]" gridcol="0" gridrow="36" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM- GT.11.83</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FAB4FDF1A529" box="[406,554,1285,1310]" gridcol="1" gridrow="36" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5006</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFAB4FCEEA529" box="[586,821,1285,1310]" gridcol="2" gridrow="36" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFAB4FD0FA529" box="[586,724,1285,1310]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
M. h. 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F90FAB4FD0FA529" authorityName="Nikolsky" authorityYear="1907" box="[645,724,1285,1310]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="helenae">helenae</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFAB4F9FAA529" box="[863,1569,1285,1310]" gridcol="3" gridrow="36" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Khuzestan Province, Izeh County, Bid Zard</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FAB4F838A529" box="[1825,2019,1285,1310]" gridcol="4" gridrow="36" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FAB4F84DA529" box="[1825,1942,1285,1310]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531638" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531638</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FA9AF838A573" box="[166,2019,1323,1348]" gridrow="38" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FA9AFEBAA573" box="[166,353,1323,1348]" gridcol="0" gridrow="38" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM- GT.11.86</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FA9AFDF1A573" box="[406,554,1323,1348]" gridcol="1" gridrow="38" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5007</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFA9AFCEEA573" box="[586,821,1323,1348]" gridcol="2" gridrow="38" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFA9AFD0FA573" box="[586,724,1323,1348]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
M. h. 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F90FA9AFD0FA573" authorityName="Nikolsky" authorityYear="1907" box="[645,724,1323,1348]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="helenae">helenae</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFA9AF9FAA573" box="[863,1569,1323,1348]" gridcol="3" gridrow="38" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Khuzestan Province, about 5 km to Baghe Malek from Haftgel</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FA9AF838A573" box="[1825,2019,1323,1348]" gridcol="4" gridrow="38" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FA9AF84EA573" box="[1825,1941,1323,1348]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531639" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531639</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FAE0F838A55D" box="[166,2019,1361,1386]" gridrow="40" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FAE0FEBAA55D" box="[166,353,1361,1386]" gridcol="0" gridrow="40" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM- GT.11.87</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FAE0FDF1A55D" box="[406,554,1361,1386]" gridcol="1" gridrow="40" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5008</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFAE0FCEEA55D" box="[586,821,1361,1386]" gridcol="2" gridrow="40" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFAE0FD0FA55D" box="[586,724,1361,1386]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
M. h. 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F90FAE0FD0FA55D" authorityName="Nikolsky" authorityYear="1907" box="[645,724,1361,1386]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="helenae">helenae</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFAE0F9FAA55D" box="[863,1569,1361,1386]" gridcol="3" gridrow="40" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Khuzestan Province, about 5 km to Baghe Malek from Haftgel</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FAE0F838A55D" box="[1825,2019,1361,1386]" gridcol="4" gridrow="40" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FAE0F84EA55D" box="[1825,1941,1361,1386]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531640" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531640</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FAC6F838A5A7" box="[166,2019,1399,1424]" gridrow="42" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FAC6FEBAA5A7" box="[166,353,1399,1424]" gridcol="0" gridrow="42" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM- GT.11.88</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FAC6FDF1A5A7" box="[406,554,1399,1424]" gridcol="1" gridrow="42" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5009</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFAC6FCEEA5A7" box="[586,821,1399,1424]" gridcol="2" gridrow="42" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFAC6FD0FA5A7" box="[586,724,1399,1424]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
M. h. 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F90FAC6FD0FA5A7" authorityName="Nikolsky" authorityYear="1907" box="[645,724,1399,1424]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="helenae">helenae</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFAC6F9FAA5A7" box="[863,1569,1399,1424]" gridcol="3" gridrow="42" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Khuzestan Province, about 5 km to Baghe Malek from Haftgel</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FAC6F838A5A7" box="[1825,2019,1399,1424]" gridcol="4" gridrow="42" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FAC6F84EA5A7" box="[1825,1941,1399,1424]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531641" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531641</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FA2CF838A581" box="[166,2019,1437,1462]" gridrow="44" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FA2CFEBAA581" box="[166,353,1437,1462]" gridcol="0" gridrow="44" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM- GT.11.85</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FA2CFDF1A581" box="[406,554,1437,1462]" gridcol="1" gridrow="44" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5010</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFA2CFCEEA581" box="[586,821,1437,1462]" gridcol="2" gridrow="44" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFA2CFD0FA581" box="[586,724,1437,1462]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
M. h. 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6708FFDC4F90FA2CFD0FA581" authorityName="Nikolsky" authorityYear="1907" box="[645,724,1437,1462]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="helenae">helenae</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFA2CF9FAA581" box="[863,1569,1437,1462]" gridcol="3" gridrow="44" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Khuzestan Province, Baghe Malek County, Darvishan</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FA2CF838A581" box="[1825,2019,1437,1462]" gridcol="4" gridrow="44" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FA2CF84EA581" box="[1825,1941,1437,1462]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531642" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531642</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FA73F838A5EC" box="[166,2019,1474,1499]" gridrow="46" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FA73FEBAA5EC" box="[166,353,1474,1499]" gridcol="0" gridrow="46" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM- GT.11.65</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FA73FDF1A5EC" box="[406,554,1474,1499]" gridcol="1" gridrow="46" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 4996</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFA73FCEEA5EC" box="[586,821,1474,1499]" gridcol="2" gridrow="46" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFA73FD04A5EC" box="[586,735,1474,1499]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFA73F9FAA5EC" box="[863,1569,1474,1499]" gridcol="3" gridrow="46" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Ilam Province, Sirvan County, Karezan District</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FA73F838A5EC" box="[1825,2019,1474,1499]" gridcol="4" gridrow="46" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FA73F84EA5EC" box="[1825,1941,1474,1499]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531630" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531630</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3FA59F838A636" box="[166,2019,1512,1537]" gridrow="48" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3FA59FEBAA636" box="[166,353,1512,1537]" gridcol="0" gridrow="48" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM- GT.11.66</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83FA59FDF1A636" box="[406,554,1512,1537]" gridcol="1" gridrow="48" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 4997</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FFA59FCEEA636" box="[586,821,1512,1537]" gridcol="2" gridrow="48" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FFA59FD04A636" box="[586,735,1512,1537]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AFA59F9FAA636" box="[863,1569,1512,1537]" gridcol="3" gridrow="48" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Ilam Province, Sirvan County, Karezan District</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34FA59F838A636" box="[1825,2019,1512,1537]" gridcol="4" gridrow="48" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34FA59F84EA636" box="[1825,1941,1512,1537]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531631" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531631</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3F9BFF838A610" box="[166,2019,1550,1575]" gridrow="50" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3F9BFFEBAA610" box="[166,353,1550,1575]" gridcol="0" gridrow="50" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM- GT.11.67</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83F9BFFDF1A610" box="[406,554,1550,1575]" gridcol="1" gridrow="50" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 4998</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FF9BFFCEEA610" box="[586,821,1550,1575]" gridcol="2" gridrow="50" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FF9BFFD04A610" box="[586,735,1550,1575]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AF9BFF9FAA610" box="[863,1569,1550,1575]" gridcol="3" gridrow="50" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Ilam Province, Sirvan County, Karezan District</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34F9BFF838A610" box="[1825,2019,1550,1575]" gridcol="4" gridrow="50" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34F9BFF84EA610" box="[1825,1941,1550,1575]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531632" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531632</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3F985F838A67A" box="[166,2019,1588,1613]" gridrow="52" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3F985FEBAA67A" box="[166,353,1588,1613]" gridcol="0" gridrow="52" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM- GT.11.68</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83F985FDF1A67A" box="[406,554,1588,1613]" gridcol="1" gridrow="52" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 4999</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FF985FCEEA67A" box="[586,821,1588,1613]" gridcol="2" gridrow="52" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FF985FD04A67A" box="[586,735,1588,1613]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AF985F9FAA67A" box="[863,1569,1588,1613]" gridcol="3" gridrow="52" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Ilam Province, Sirvan County, Karezan District</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34F985F838A67A" box="[1825,2019,1588,1613]" gridcol="4" gridrow="52" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34F985F84DA67A" box="[1825,1942,1588,1613]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531633" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531633</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3F9EBF838A644" box="[166,2019,1626,1651]" gridrow="54" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3F9EBFEBAA644" box="[166,353,1626,1651]" gridcol="0" gridrow="54" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM- GT.11.69</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83F9EBFDF1A644" box="[406,554,1626,1651]" gridcol="1" gridrow="54" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5000</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FF9EBFCEEA644" box="[586,821,1626,1651]" gridcol="2" gridrow="54" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FF9EBFD04A644" box="[586,735,1626,1651]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AF9EBF9FAA644" box="[863,1569,1626,1651]" gridcol="3" gridrow="54" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Ilam Province, Sirvan County, Karezan District</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34F9EBF838A644" box="[1825,2019,1626,1651]" gridcol="4" gridrow="54" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34F9EBF84EA644" box="[1825,1941,1626,1651]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531634" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531634</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670800254DB3F9CEF838A6AF" box="[166,2019,1663,1688]" gridrow="56" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<th id="730E5DF2670800254DB3F9CEFEBAA6AF" box="[166,353,1663,1688]" gridcol="0" gridrow="56" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">RUZM- GT.11.30</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254C83F9CEFDF1A6AF" box="[406,554,1663,1688]" gridcol="1" gridrow="56" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">SUHC 5011</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254F5FF9CEFCEEA6AF" box="[586,821,1663,1688]" gridcol="2" gridrow="56" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4F5FF9CEFD04A6AF" box="[586,735,1663,1688]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254E4AF9CEF9FAA6AF" box="[863,1569,1663,1688]" gridcol="3" gridrow="56" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">Kermanshah Province, Sarpol-e Zahab County, around Patagh village</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670800254A34F9CEF838A6AF" box="[1825,2019,1663,1688]" gridcol="4" gridrow="56" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6708FFDC4A34F9CEF84DA6AF" box="[1825,1942,1663,1688]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531643" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">MK531643</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8E5036CC6708FFDC4BA4F917F833A688" blockId="6.[1713,2024,1702,1727]" box="[1713,2024,1702,1727]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6708FFDC4BA4F917F833A688" box="[1713,2024,1702,1727]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="441">
<tableNote id="730937426708FFDC4BA4F917F833A688" box="[1713,2024,1702,1727]" pageId="6" pageNumber="441" targetBox="[166,2019,536,1688]" targetPageId="6">......continued on the next page</tableNote>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8E5036CC6709FFDD4D82FD02FE55A2FB" blockId="7.[151,398,691,716]" box="[151,398,691,716]" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4D82FD02FE55A2FB" bold="true" box="[151,398,691,716]" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">TABLE 3. (Continued)</emphasis>
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8E5036CC6709FFDD4D82FD68F85BA5D7" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<table id="FCEFC46C670900254D82FD68F80EA5D7" box="[151,2005,729,1504]" gridcols="5" gridrows="37" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FD68F80EA2C5" box="[151,2005,729,754]" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FD68FEBAA2C5" box="[151,353,729,754]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Specimen number</th>
<th id="730E5DF2670900254C92FD68FDC7A2C5" box="[391,540,729,754]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Tissue number</th>
<th id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFD68FCD1A2C5" box="[571,778,729,754]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Taxon</th>
<th id="730E5DF2670900254E44FD68F932A2C5" box="[849,1769,729,754]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Locality</th>
<th id="730E5DF2670900254A07FD68F80EA2C5" box="[1810,2005,729,754]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Genbank accession</th>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FD4CF80EA321" box="[151,2005,765,790]" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="442" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FD4CF80EA321" box="[1810,2005,765,790]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">number</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FCAFF80EA300" box="[151,2005,798,823]" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FCAFFEBAA300" box="[151,353,798,823]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">RUZM- GT.11.31</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FCAFFDC7A300" box="[391,540,798,823]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 5012</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFCAFFCD1A300" box="[571,778,798,823]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFCAFFD0BA300" box="[571,720,798,823]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FCAFF932A300" box="[849,1769,798,823]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Kermanshah Province, Sarpol-e Zahab County, around Patagh village</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FCAFF80EA300" box="[1810,2005,798,823]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A07FCAFF85CA300" box="[1810,1927,798,823]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531644" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531644</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FCF5F80EA36A" box="[151,2005,836,861]" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FCF5FEBAA36A" box="[151,353,836,861]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">RUZM- GT.11.32</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FCF5FDC7A36A" box="[391,540,836,861]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 5013</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFCF5FCD1A36A" box="[571,778,836,861]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFCF5FD0BA36A" box="[571,720,836,861]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FCF5F932A36A" box="[849,1769,836,861]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Kermanshah Province, Sarpol-e Zahab County, around Patagh village</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FCF5F80EA36A" box="[1810,2005,836,861]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A07FCF5F85CA36A" box="[1810,1927,836,861]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531645" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531645</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FCDBF80EA3B4" box="[151,2005,874,899]" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FCDBFEBAA3B4" box="[151,353,874,899]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">RUZM- GT.11.33</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FCDBFDC7A3B4" box="[391,540,874,899]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 5014</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFCDBFCD1A3B4" box="[571,778,874,899]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFCDBFD0BA3B4" box="[571,720,874,899]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FCDBF932A3B4" box="[849,1769,874,899]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Kermanshah Province, Sarpol-e Zahab County, around Patagh village</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FCDBF80EA3B4" box="[1810,2005,874,899]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A07FCDBF85CA3B4" box="[1810,1927,874,899]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531646" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531646</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FC21F80EA39E" box="[151,2005,912,937]" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FC21FEBAA39E" box="[151,353,912,937]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">RUZM- GT.11.34</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FC21FDC7A39E" box="[391,540,912,937]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 5015</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFC21FCD1A39E" box="[571,778,912,937]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFC21FD0BA39E" box="[571,720,912,937]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FC21F932A39E" box="[849,1769,912,937]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Kermanshah Province, Sarpol-e Zahab County, around Patagh village</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FC21F80EA39E" box="[1810,2005,912,937]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A07FC21F85CA39E" box="[1810,1927,912,937]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531647" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531647</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FC04F80EA3F9" box="[151,2005,949,974]" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FC04FEBAA3F9" box="[151,353,949,974]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">RUZM- GT.11.35</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FC04FDC7A3F9" box="[391,540,949,974]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 5016</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFC04FCD1A3F9" box="[571,778,949,974]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFC04FD0BA3F9" box="[571,720,949,974]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FC04F932A3F9" box="[849,1769,949,974]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Kermanshah Province, Sarpol-e Zahab County, around Patagh village</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FC04F80EA3F9" box="[1810,2005,949,974]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A07FC04F85CA3F9" box="[1810,1927,949,974]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531648" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531648</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FC6AF80EA3C3" box="[151,2005,987,1012]" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FC6AFEBAA3C3" box="[151,353,987,1012]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">RUZM- GT.11.36</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FC6AFDC7A3C3" box="[391,540,987,1012]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 5017</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFC6AFCD1A3C3" box="[571,778,987,1012]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFC6AFD0BA3C3" box="[571,720,987,1012]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FC6AF932A3C3" box="[849,1769,987,1012]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Kermanshah Province, Sarpol-e Zahab County, around Patagh village</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FC6AF80EA3C3" box="[1810,2005,987,1012]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A07FC6AF85CA3C3" box="[1810,1927,987,1012]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531649" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531649</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FBB0F80EA42D" box="[151,2005,1025,1050]" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FBB0FEBAA42D" box="[151,353,1025,1050]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">RUZM- GT.11.37</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FBB0FDC7A42D" box="[391,540,1025,1050]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 5018</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFBB0FCD1A42D" box="[571,778,1025,1050]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFBB0FD0BA42D" box="[571,720,1025,1050]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FBB0F932A42D" box="[849,1769,1025,1050]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Kermanshah Province, Kermanshah to Sarpol-e Zahab road, around Sorkheh Dizeh village</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FBB0F80EA42D" box="[1810,2005,1025,1050]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A07FBB0F85CA42D" box="[1810,1927,1025,1050]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531674" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531674</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FB96F80EA477" box="[151,2005,1063,1088]" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FB96FEBAA477" box="[151,353,1063,1088]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">RUZM- GT.11.38</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FB96FDC7A477" box="[391,540,1063,1088]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 5019</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFB96FCD1A477" box="[571,778,1063,1088]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFB96FD0BA477" box="[571,720,1063,1088]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FB96F932A477" box="[849,1769,1063,1088]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Kermanshah Province, Kermanshah to Sarpol-e Zahab road, around Sorkheh Dizeh village</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FB96F80EA477" box="[1810,2005,1063,1088]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A07FB96F85CA477" box="[1810,1927,1063,1088]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531650" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531650</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FBFCF80EA451" box="[151,2005,1101,1126]" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FBFCFEBAA451" box="[151,353,1101,1126]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">RUZM- GT.11.39</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FBFCFDC7A451" box="[391,540,1101,1126]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 5020</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFBFCFCD1A451" box="[571,778,1101,1126]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFBFCFD0BA451" box="[571,720,1101,1126]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FBFCF932A451" box="[849,1769,1101,1126]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Kermanshah Province, Kermanshah to Sarpol-e Zahab road, around Sorkheh Dizeh village</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FBFCF80EA451" box="[1810,2005,1101,1126]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A07FBFCF85CA451" box="[1810,1927,1101,1126]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531651" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531651</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FBC3F80EA4BC" box="[151,2005,1138,1163]" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FBC3FEBAA4BC" box="[151,353,1138,1163]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">RUZM- GT.11.40</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FBC3FDC7A4BC" box="[391,540,1138,1163]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 5026</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFBC3FCD1A4BC" box="[571,778,1138,1163]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFBC3FD0BA4BC" box="[571,720,1138,1163]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FBC3F932A4BC" box="[849,1769,1138,1163]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Kermanshah Province, Gilan-e Gharb County, around Shelean village</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FBC3F80EA4BC" box="[1810,2005,1138,1163]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A07FBC3F85CA4BC" box="[1810,1927,1138,1163]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531654" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531654</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FB29F80EA486" box="[151,2005,1176,1201]" gridrow="20" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FB29FEBAA486" box="[151,353,1176,1201]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">RUZM- GT.11.41</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FB29FDC7A486" box="[391,540,1176,1201]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 5027</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFB29FCD1A486" box="[571,778,1176,1201]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFB29FD0BA486" box="[571,720,1176,1201]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FB29F932A486" box="[849,1769,1176,1201]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Kermanshah Province, Gilan-e Gharb County, around Shelean village</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FB29F80EA486" box="[1810,2005,1176,1201]" gridcol="4" gridrow="20" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A07FB29F85CA486" box="[1810,1927,1176,1201]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531655" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531655</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FB0FF80EA4E0" box="[151,2005,1214,1239]" gridrow="22" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FB0FFEBAA4E0" box="[151,353,1214,1239]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">RUZM- GT.11.42</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FB0FFDC7A4E0" box="[391,540,1214,1239]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 5028</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFB0FFCD1A4E0" box="[571,778,1214,1239]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFB0FFD0BA4E0" box="[571,720,1214,1239]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FB0FF932A4E0" box="[849,1769,1214,1239]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Kermanshah Province, Gilan-e Gharb County, around Shelean village</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FB0FF80EA4E0" box="[1810,2005,1214,1239]" gridcol="4" gridrow="22" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A07FB0FF85CA4E0" box="[1810,1927,1214,1239]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531656" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531656</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FB55F80EA4CA" box="[151,2005,1252,1277]" gridrow="24" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FB55FEBAA4CA" box="[151,353,1252,1277]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">RUZM- GT.11.45</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FB55FDC7A4CA" box="[391,540,1252,1277]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 5029</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFB55FCD1A4CA" box="[571,778,1252,1277]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFB55FD0BA4CA" box="[571,720,1252,1277]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FB55F932A4CA" box="[849,1769,1252,1277]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Kermanshah Province, Eslamabad-e Gharb County, around Mela Har village</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FB55F80EA4CA" box="[1810,2005,1252,1277]" gridcol="4" gridrow="24" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A07FB55F85CA4CA" box="[1810,1927,1252,1277]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531673" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531673</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FABBF80EA514" box="[151,2005,1290,1315]" gridrow="26" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FABBFEBAA514" box="[151,353,1290,1315]" gridcol="0" gridrow="26" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">RUZM- GT.11.46</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FABBFDC7A514" box="[391,540,1290,1315]" gridcol="1" gridrow="26" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 5030</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFABBFCD1A514" box="[571,778,1290,1315]" gridcol="2" gridrow="26" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFABBFD0BA514" box="[571,720,1290,1315]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FABBF932A514" box="[849,1769,1290,1315]" gridcol="3" gridrow="26" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Kermanshah Province, Eslamabad-e Gharb County, around Mela Har village</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FABBF80EA514" box="[1810,2005,1290,1315]" gridcol="4" gridrow="26" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A07FABBF85CA514" box="[1810,1927,1290,1315]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531671" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531671</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FA9EF80EA57F" box="[151,2005,1327,1352]" gridrow="28" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FA9EFEBAA57F" box="[151,353,1327,1352]" gridcol="0" gridrow="28" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">RUZM- GT.11.48</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FA9EFDC7A57F" box="[391,540,1327,1352]" gridcol="1" gridrow="28" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 5031</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFA9EFCD1A57F" box="[571,778,1327,1352]" gridcol="2" gridrow="28" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFA9EFD0BA57F" box="[571,720,1327,1352]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FA9EF932A57F" box="[849,1769,1327,1352]" gridcol="3" gridrow="28" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Kermanshah Province, Kermanshah to Pol-e Dokhtar road, around the Saymareh bridge</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FA9EF80EA57F" box="[1810,2005,1327,1352]" gridcol="4" gridrow="28" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A07FA9EF85CA57F" box="[1810,1927,1327,1352]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531672" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531672</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FAE4F80EA559" box="[151,2005,1365,1390]" gridrow="30" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FAE4FEBAA559" box="[151,353,1365,1390]" gridcol="0" gridrow="30" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 1273</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FAE4FDC7A559" box="[391,540,1365,1390]" gridcol="1" gridrow="30" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 1273</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFAE4FCD1A559" box="[571,778,1365,1390]" gridcol="2" gridrow="30" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6709FFDD4F2EFAE4FD2BA559" authorityName="Gholamifard, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Khosravani, Hosseinian Yousefkhani &amp; Oraei" authorityYear="2016" box="[571,752,1365,1390]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="442" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chabaharensis">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFAE4FD2BA559" box="[571,752,1365,1390]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. chabaharensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FAE4F932A559" box="[849,1769,1365,1390]" gridcol="3" gridrow="30" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Sistan and Baluchestan Province, between Chabahar and Konarak, Rasoul Abad village</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FAE4F80EA559" box="[1810,2005,1365,1390]" gridcol="4" gridrow="30" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A0CFAE4F856A559" box="[1817,1933,1365,1390]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531629" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531629</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FACAF80EA5A3" box="[151,2005,1403,1428]" gridrow="32" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FACAFEBAA5A3" box="[151,353,1403,1428]" gridcol="0" gridrow="32" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 1274</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FACAFDC7A5A3" box="[391,540,1403,1428]" gridcol="1" gridrow="32" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 1274</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFACAFCD1A5A3" box="[571,778,1403,1428]" gridcol="2" gridrow="32" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6709FFDD4F2EFACAFD2BA5A3" authorityName="Gholamifard, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Khosravani, Hosseinian Yousefkhani &amp; Oraei" authorityYear="2016" box="[571,752,1403,1428]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="442" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chabaharensis">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFACAFD2BA5A3" box="[571,752,1403,1428]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. chabaharensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FACAF932A5A3" box="[849,1769,1403,1428]" gridcol="3" gridrow="32" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Sistan and Baluchestan Province, between Chabahar and Konarak, Rasoul Abad village</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FACAF80EA5A3" box="[1810,2005,1403,1428]" gridcol="4" gridrow="32" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A0CFACAF856A5A3" box="[1817,1933,1403,1428]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531628" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531628</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FA10F80EA58D" box="[151,2005,1441,1466]" gridrow="34" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FA10FEBAA58D" box="[151,353,1441,1466]" gridcol="0" gridrow="34" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">RUZM-GT.11.54</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254C92FA10FDC7A58D" box="[391,540,1441,1466]" gridcol="1" gridrow="34" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">SUHC 5037</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFA10FCD1A58D" box="[571,778,1441,1466]" gridcol="2" gridrow="34" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6709FFDD4F2EFA10FD2BA58D" authorityName="Gholamifard, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Khosravani, Hosseinian Yousefkhani &amp; Oraei" authorityYear="2016" box="[571,752,1441,1466]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="442" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chabaharensis">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFA10FD2BA58D" box="[571,752,1441,1466]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. chabaharensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FA10F932A58D" box="[849,1769,1441,1466]" gridcol="3" gridrow="34" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">Fars Province, Zarrin Dasht County, Rezuiyeh</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FA10F80EA58D" box="[1810,2005,1441,1466]" gridcol="4" gridrow="34" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A07FA10F85CA58D" box="[1810,1927,1441,1466]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK531657" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">MK531657</accessionNumber>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="30DF348E670900254D82FA76F80EA5D7" box="[151,2005,1479,1504]" gridrow="36" pageId="7" pageNumber="442" rowspan-1="1">
<th id="730E5DF2670900254D82FA76FEBAA5D7" box="[151,353,1479,1504]" gridcol="0" gridrow="36" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<bibRefCitation id="EA7E4B3D6709FFDD4D82FA76FEBAA5D7" author="Agarwal, I. &amp; Bauer, A. M. &amp; Jackman, T. R. &amp; Karanth, P." box="[151,353,1479,1504]" pageId="7" pageNumber="442" pagination="455 - 471" refId="ref11535" refString="Agarwal, I., Bauer, A. M., Jackman, T. R. &amp; Karanth, P. (2014) Cryptic species and Miocene diversification of Palaearctic nakedtoed geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in the Indian dry zone. Zoologica Scripta, 43, 455 - 471. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / zsc. 12062" type="journal article" year="2014">
Agarwal 
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4DE0FA76FEFAA5D7" box="[245,289,1479,1504]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">et al</emphasis>
, 2014
</bibRefCitation>
</th>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254F2EFA76FCD1A5D7" box="[571,778,1479,1504]" gridcol="2" gridrow="36" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6709FFDD4F2EFA76FCD1A5D7" box="[571,778,1479,1504]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">M. p. euphorbiacola</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254E44FA76F932A5D7" box="[849,1769,1479,1504]" gridcol="3" gridrow="36" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">India</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670900254A07FA76F80EA5D7" box="[1810,2005,1479,1504]" gridcol="4" gridrow="36" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">
<accessionNumber id="91BCAB2F6709FFDD4A0CFA76F85BA5D7" box="[1817,1920,1479,1504]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/KJ794348" pageId="7" pageNumber="442">KJ794348</accessionNumber>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8E5036CC6706FFD24DD2FF29FB7CA198" blockId="8.[151,1437,152,432]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24DD2FF29FE99A084" bold="true" box="[199,322,152,179]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6706FFD24C5FFF28FD8CA084" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[330,599,153,179]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24C5FFF28FD8CA084" box="[330,599,153,179]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Microgecko varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24F4AFF28FD61A084" bold="true" box="[607,698,153,179]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(
<figureCitation id="16D42A496706FFD24FDEFF28FCECA084" box="[715,823,153,179]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 2" captionStart-1="FIGURE 3" captionStart-2="FIGURE 4" captionStartId-0="8.[151,250,1299,1324]" captionStartId-1="9.[151,250,1467,1492]" captionStartId-2="10.[151,250,1280,1305]" captionTargetBox-0="[151,1436,453,1279]" captionTargetBox-1="[151,1436,309,1448]" captionTargetBox-2="[182,1388,479,1261]" captionTargetId-0="figure@8.[151,1436,453,1279]" captionTargetId-1="figure@9.[151,1436,309,1448]" captionTargetId-2="figure@10.[148,1436,453,1261]" captionTargetPageId-0="8" captionTargetPageId-1="9" captionTargetPageId-2="10" captionText-0="FIGURE 2. The female holotype (a, RUZM GT.11.57), and paratypes (RUZM GT.11.58–63, GT.11.111–112 marked with the letters b–i, respectively) of Microgecko varaviensis sp. nov. from Varavi Mountain in the southwest of Fars Province, several hours after collection. Note the yellowish regenerated portion of tail in some paratypes and position of the calcium sac (green circle) in the female holotype. Photo: A. Gholamifard." captionText-1="FIGURE 3. Adult male (white circle, RUZM GT.11.112) and female paratype (red circle, RUZM GT.11.60) of Microgecko varaviensis sp. nov. at the type locality. Also see Figure 2 of these specimens in captivity. Photo:A. Gholamifard." captionText-2="FIGURE 4. Subadult specimen of Microgecko varaviensis sp. nov. (LUZM-R 236) from the Varavi Mountain. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/3356173/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/3356175/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/3356177/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Figs. 2–4</figureCitation>
) is a small gecko with a maximum known snout-vent length (
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) of 
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. The species possesses all diagnostic characters of the genus 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24971FF0CFB32A0E0" box="[1124,1257,189,215]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Microgecko</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD249ECFF0FFAECA0E0" box="[1273,1335,190,215]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">sensu</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EA7E4B3D6706FFD2482BFF0CFF2CA0CC" author="Bauer, A. M. &amp; Masroor, R. &amp; Titus-McQuillan, J. &amp; Heinicke, M. P. &amp; Daza, J. D. &amp; Jackmann, T. R." pageId="8" pageNumber="443" pagination="301 - 324" refId="ref11694" refString="Bauer, A. M., Masroor, R., Titus-McQuillan, J., Heinicke, M. P., Daza, J. D. &amp; Jackmann, T. R. (2013) A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications. Zootaxa, 3599 (4), 301 - 324. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3599.4.1" type="journal article" year="2013">
Bauer 
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD2489DFF0FFF6FA0CC" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">et al.</emphasis>
2013
</bibRefCitation>
). 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6706FFD24C1DFF50FDC9A0CC" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[264,530,225,251]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24C1DFF50FDC9A0CC" box="[264,530,225,251]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Microgecko varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24F02FF50FDABA0CC" bold="true" box="[535,624,225,251]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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has a dorsum without any distinct or indistinct crossbars, with light white spots (
<figureCitation id="16D42A496706FFD24DF4FEB4FE95A128" box="[225,334,261,287]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 2" captionStart-1="FIGURE 3" captionStartId-0="8.[151,250,1299,1324]" captionStartId-1="9.[151,250,1467,1492]" captionTargetBox-0="[151,1436,453,1279]" captionTargetBox-1="[151,1436,309,1448]" captionTargetId-0="figure@8.[151,1436,453,1279]" captionTargetId-1="figure@9.[151,1436,309,1448]" captionTargetPageId-0="8" captionTargetPageId-1="9" captionText-0="FIGURE 2. The female holotype (a, RUZM GT.11.57), and paratypes (RUZM GT.11.58–63, GT.11.111–112 marked with the letters b–i, respectively) of Microgecko varaviensis sp. nov. from Varavi Mountain in the southwest of Fars Province, several hours after collection. Note the yellowish regenerated portion of tail in some paratypes and position of the calcium sac (green circle) in the female holotype. Photo: A. Gholamifard." captionText-1="FIGURE 3. Adult male (white circle, RUZM GT.11.112) and female paratype (red circle, RUZM GT.11.60) of Microgecko varaviensis sp. nov. at the type locality. Also see Figure 2 of these specimens in captivity. Photo:A. Gholamifard." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/3356173/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/3356175/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Figs. 2–3</figureCitation>
); and the regenerated portion of tail in 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6706FFD24E12FEB7FC76A128" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[775,941,262,287]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24E12FEB7FC76A128" box="[775,941,262,287]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24EA1FEB4FBD5A128" bold="true" box="[948,1038,261,287]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
is yellow to brownish-yellow (
<figureCitation id="16D42A496706FFD2487AFEB4FF73A174" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1299,1324]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,453,1279]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,453,1279]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 2. The female holotype (a, RUZM GT.11.57), and paratypes (RUZM GT.11.58–63, GT.11.111–112 marked with the letters b–i, respectively) of Microgecko varaviensis sp. nov. from Varavi Mountain in the southwest of Fars Province, several hours after collection. Note the yellowish regenerated portion of tail in some paratypes and position of the calcium sac (green circle) in the female holotype. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3356173/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
). In the new species four scales border the nostril (
<collectionCode id="E8FEAE096706FFD24FCCFE98FCC9A174" box="[729,786,297,323]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">SBN</collectionCode>
) instead of five (
<figureCitation id="16D42A496706FFD24EDBFE98FBC9A174" box="[974,1042,297,323]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1947,1972]" captionTargetBox="[151,1431,1306,1928]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[151,1431,1306,1928]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 9. Lateral view of rostrum showing position of nostril and its surrounding scales (yellow circles) including rostral, first supralabial, enlarged postrostral, and two or one additional small nasal scales in M. h. helenae (a) and M. varaviensis sp. nov. (b), respectively. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3356187/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
); the number of ventral scales from behind the postmentals to a level of vent (
<collectionCode id="E8FEAE096706FFD24F79FEFCFD72A150" box="[620,681,333,359]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">GVA</collectionCode>
) is 101–114; the range of dorsal scales in midline between axilla to groin (
<collectionCode id="E8FEAE096706FFD24DF5FEC0FEC0A1BC" box="[224,283,369,395]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">AGS</collectionCode>
) is 56–71; and the supranasals (internasals) are separated by two granular scales (
<figureCitation id="16D42A496706FFD249B0FEC0FADEA1BC" box="[1189,1285,369,395]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="14.[151,250,847,872]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,459,827]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[151,1436,459,827]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 10. Dorsal view of head showing position of the supranasals (postrostrals, yellow circles) and postsupranasals and their contact in Microgecko varaviensis sp. nov. from the type locality (a), M. h. fasciatus from near Sorkhe Dizeh (b), and M. h. helenae from Bid Zard (c). Scale bar = 1 mm. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3356189/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Fig. 10a</figureCitation>
). 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD2480DFEC0FECCA198" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Microgecko varaviensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24C0BFE24FEACA198" bold="true" box="[286,375,405,431]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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has 6–7 (mean 6.27) supraliabial and 5–6 (mean 5.73) infralabial scales.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8E5036CC6706FFD24D82FAA2FD66A5AF" blockId="8.[151,1436,1299,1432]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24D82FAA2FEC8A51B" bold="true" box="[151,275,1299,1324]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
The female holotype (a, RUZM GT.11.57), and paratypes (RUZM GT.11.58–63, GT.11.111–112 marked with the letters b–i, respectively) of 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6706FFD24CA4FA86FD78A578" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[433,675,1335,1359]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24CA4FA86FD78A578" box="[433,675,1335,1359]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Microgecko varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24FBEFA86FD27A578" bold="true" box="[683,764,1335,1359]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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from Varavi Mountain in the southwest of Fars Province, several hours after collection. Note the yellowish regenerated portion of tail in some paratypes and position of the calcium sac (green circle) in the female holotype. Photo: A. Gholamifard.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8E5036CC6706FFD24DD2FA74FAE2A67B" blockId="8.[151,1437,1477,2044]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24DD2FA74FEB6A5D7" bold="true" box="[199,365,1477,1504]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Comparisons.</emphasis>
Superficially, 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24F07FA77FD63A5E8" box="[530,696,1478,1503]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24FAAFA77FCC2A5D7" bold="true" box="[703,793,1478,1504]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from 
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24EBBFA77FB9CA5D7" box="[942,1095,1478,1504]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">
M. h. 
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</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24943FA77FB27A5D7" box="[1110,1276,1478,1504]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
, 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD2481EFA77FABEA5D7" box="[1291,1381,1478,1504]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M. latifi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24D82FA5BFEC7A634" box="[151,284,1514,1539]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M. persicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(all three subspecies) by having a dorsum without any distinct or indistinct crossbars, and from 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6706FFD2486BFA5BFEE2A61F" authorityName="Gholamifard, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Khosravani, Hosseinian Yousefkhani &amp; Oraei" authorityYear="2016" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chabaharensis">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD2486BFA5BFEE2A61F" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M. chabaharensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and western populations of 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24F68F9BFFD47A610" box="[637,668,1550,1575]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M.</emphasis>
cf. 
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24FDDF9BFFCC4A61F" box="[712,799,1550,1576]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">helenae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(which lack cross bands) by the presence of light white spots (
<figureCitation id="16D42A496706FFD24DF5F983FE96A67B" box="[224,333,1586,1612]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 2" captionStart-1="FIGURE 3" captionStartId-0="8.[151,250,1299,1324]" captionStartId-1="9.[151,250,1467,1492]" captionTargetBox-0="[151,1436,453,1279]" captionTargetBox-1="[151,1436,309,1448]" captionTargetId-0="figure@8.[151,1436,453,1279]" captionTargetId-1="figure@9.[151,1436,309,1448]" captionTargetPageId-0="8" captionTargetPageId-1="9" captionText-0="FIGURE 2. The female holotype (a, RUZM GT.11.57), and paratypes (RUZM GT.11.58–63, GT.11.111–112 marked with the letters b–i, respectively) of Microgecko varaviensis sp. nov. from Varavi Mountain in the southwest of Fars Province, several hours after collection. Note the yellowish regenerated portion of tail in some paratypes and position of the calcium sac (green circle) in the female holotype. Photo: A. Gholamifard." captionText-1="FIGURE 3. Adult male (white circle, RUZM GT.11.112) and female paratype (red circle, RUZM GT.11.60) of Microgecko varaviensis sp. nov. at the type locality. Also see Figure 2 of these specimens in captivity. Photo:A. Gholamifard." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/3356173/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/3356175/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Figs. 2–3</figureCitation>
). Also, the regenerated portion of tail in 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24E06F983FC54A67B" box="[787,911,1586,1612]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M. helenae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
populations is uniform black (
<figureCitation id="16D42A496706FFD249F3F983FAF0A67B" box="[1254,1323,1585,1612]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="12.[151,250,843,868]" captionTargetBox="[172,1416,181,823]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[172,1416,181,823]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 6. Microgecko helenae helenae (RUZM GT.11.80–84) from Bid Zard, Izeh County, Khuzestan Province. Note the undulating or indistinct dark dorsal crossbars of the specimens and the black regenerated portion of tail. Scale bar = 1 cm. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3356181/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8E5036CC6706FFD24DC5F9E7FAA0A7A7" blockId="8.[151,1437,1477,2044]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6706FFD24DC5F9E7FE06A658" authority="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani, 2019" authorityName="Gholamifard &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani &amp; Rastegar-Pouyani" authorityYear="2019" box="[208,477,1622,1648]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="varaviensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24DC5F9E7FE06A658" box="[208,477,1622,1648]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Microgecko varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24CF0F9E7FD9BA647" bold="true" box="[485,576,1622,1648]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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has a single pair of postmental shields and, therefore, differs from 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24855F9E7FA47A647" box="[1344,1436,1622,1648]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M. latifi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(no postmentals), 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6706FFD24C75F9CBFE29A6A3" baseAuthorityName="Minton &amp; Anderson" baseAuthorityYear="1965" box="[352,498,1658,1684]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="depressus">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24C75F9CBFE29A6A3" box="[352,498,1658,1684]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M. depressus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(no postmentals or only one pair of very small postmentals), 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6706FFD249B7F9CBFAFFA6A4" baseAuthorityName="Nikolsky" baseAuthorityYear="1903" box="[1186,1316,1658,1683]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="persicus">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD249B7F9CBFAFFA6A4" box="[1186,1316,1658,1683]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M. persicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(two pairs of postmentals) and 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6706FFD24C6FF92FFD9AA68F" authorityName="Gholamifard, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Khosravani, Hosseinian Yousefkhani &amp; Oraei" authorityYear="2016" box="[378,577,1694,1720]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chabaharensis">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24C6FF92FFD9AA68F" box="[378,577,1694,1720]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M. chabaharensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(three pairs of postmentals) (
<figureCitation id="16D42A496706FFD24E9CF92FFC16A68F" box="[905,973,1694,1720]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1151,1176]" captionTargetBox="[166,1421,417,1132]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[166,1421,417,1132]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 8. Ventral view of head showing position of the mental, postmental shields and their contact in M. latifi (a), M. h. helenae (b), M. h. fasciatus (c), M. varaviensis sp. nov. (d), M. p. bakhtiari (e) and M. chabaharensis (f). Red squares as the postmental shields (PM), yellow squares as granular scales in a row, separating the first pair of postmentals and first pair of infralabials (SBIL). Scale bar = 1 mm. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3356185/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
). 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24EF7F92FFB35A680" box="[994,1262,1694,1720]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Microgecko varaviensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD249E1F92FFA96A68F" bold="true" box="[1268,1357,1694,1720]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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differs from 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24DC0F973FE89A6EB" box="[213,338,1730,1756]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M. helenae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24C76F973FE27A6EB" box="[355,508,1730,1756]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">
M. h. 
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</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24F26F973FD02A6EB" box="[563,729,1730,1756]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
) with which it shares one pair of postmental shields, in having a lower range of 
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(101–114) 
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24F06F957FD80A6C8" box="[531,603,1766,1791]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">versus</emphasis>
106–123 and 111–130, respectively, in 
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24908F957FB6CA737" box="[1053,1207,1766,1792]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">
M. h. 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6706FFD24975F957FB6CA737" authorityName="Nikolsky" authorityYear="1907" box="[1120,1207,1766,1792]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="helenae">helenae</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD249FAF957FA4DA737" box="[1263,1430,1766,1792]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
. 
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in 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24DE2F8BBFED5A714" box="[247,270,1802,1827]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24C0BF8BBFE45A714" box="[286,414,1802,1827]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24CB2F8BBFDD9A713" bold="true" box="[423,514,1802,1828]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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is 56–71 
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24F60F8BBFD66A714" box="[629,701,1802,1827]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">versus</emphasis>
<quantity id="49179B296706FFD24FD3F8B8FCF0A713" box="[710,811,1801,1828]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.8415" metricValueMax="2.0827999999999998" metricValueMin="1.6002" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" unit="in" value="72.5" valueMax="82.0" valueMin="63.0">63–82 in</quantity>
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24E21F8BBFC0BA713" box="[820,976,1802,1828]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">
M. h. 
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</emphasis>
and 
<quantity id="49179B296706FFD2491FF8B8FBB4A713" box="[1034,1135,1801,1828]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.2606" metricValueMax="2.4384" metricValueMin="2.0827999999999998" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" unit="in" value="89.0" valueMax="96.0" valueMin="82.0">82–96 in</quantity>
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD2496DF8BBFAFAA713" box="[1144,1313,1802,1828]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
. Also, 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24861F8BBFE5DA770" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Microgecko varaviensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24C9BF89FFE32A77F" bold="true" box="[398,489,1838,1864]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6706FFD24F96F89FFC97A77F" authorityName="Gholamifard, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Khosravani, Hosseinian Yousefkhani &amp; Oraei" authorityYear="2016" box="[643,844,1838,1864]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chabaharensis">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24F96F89FFC97A77F" box="[643,844,1838,1864]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M. chabaharensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and 
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24E9BF89FFBEBA770" box="[910,1072,1838,1863]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">
M. p. 
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</emphasis>
by having the lower number of supraliabial (6–7) and infralabial (5–6) scales, as compared with 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6706FFD24E7FF8E3FBEAA75B" authorityName="Gholamifard, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Khosravani, Hosseinian Yousefkhani &amp; Oraei" authorityYear="2016" box="[874,1073,1874,1900]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chabaharensis">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24E7FF8E3FBEAA75B" box="[874,1073,1874,1900]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">M. chabaharensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24972F8E3FADFA75C" box="[1127,1284,1874,1899]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">
M. p. 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6706FFD249B2F8E3FADFA75C" baseAuthorityName="Nikolsky" baseAuthorityYear="1903" box="[1191,1284,1874,1899]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="persicus">persicus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
with 8–9 and 8, and 9–10 and 7–9, respectively (
<bibRefCitation id="EA7E4B3D6706FFD24F0AF8C7FC80A7A7" author="Szczerbak, N. N. &amp; Golubev, M. L." box="[543,859,1909,1936]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" refId="ref12988" refString="Szczerbak, N. N. &amp; Golubev, M. L. (1986) The Gecko Fauna of the USSR and Adjacent Regions. Nauka Dymka, Kiev, 232 pp., 8 pls. [in Russian]" type="book" year="1986">Szczerbak &amp; Golubev 1986</bibRefCitation>
). For additional comparisons see 
<tableCitation id="C36D03776706FFD249C7F8C7FAEBA7A7" box="[1234,1328,1910,1936]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,239,153,177]" captionTargetBox="[164,1387,261,1987]" captionText="TABLE 1. Comparison of minimum, maximum, mean and standard deviation of metric and meristic characters between specimens of M. h. helenae, M. h. fasciatus and M. varaviensis sp. nov., all with one pair of postmental shields (PMP). Abbreviations of characters are given in the Material and methods section. (R) / (L), right-left; (V), vertical." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DA906644670CFFD84D82FF28FACCA0CE" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" tableUuid="DA906644670CFFD84D82FF28FACCA0CE">Tables 1</tableCitation>
and 
<tableCitation id="C36D03776706FFD24873F8C7FAACA7A7" box="[1382,1399,1910,1936]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,239,498,524]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="TABLE 2. Metric and meristic characters of the holotype (RUZM GT.11.57), and paratypes (RUZM GT.11.58–63, GT.11.111–112) of M. varaviensis sp. nov. from Fras Province, southern Iran. (R) / (L), right-left; (V), vertical; #, subadult specimens; * tail broken." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DA906644670AFFDE4D82FE43FBC5A207" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" tableUuid="DA906644670AFFDE4D82FE43FBC5A207">2</tableCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8E5036CC6706FFD34DD2F82BFB80A128" blockId="8.[151,1437,1477,2044]" lastBlockId="9.[151,1437,153,287]" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="444" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">
The distinctive morphological features of the above mentioned specimens from 
<collectingRegion id="4C2BF82E6706FFD24951F82BFB04A783" box="[1092,1247,1946,1972]" country="Iran" name="Fars" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Fars Province</collectingRegion>
among all populations of 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6706FFD24C1DF80FFE56A7EF" authorityName="Nikolsky" authorityYear="1907" box="[264,397,1982,2008]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Microgecko" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="443" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6706FFD24C1DF80FFE56A7EF" box="[264,397,1982,2008]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">Microgecko</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with a single pair of the postmental shields, e.g. the lack of dorsal crossbars, white spots on the dorsum, different color of the regenerated tail, lower number of ventral scales (
<collectionCode id="E8FEAE096706FFD24941F853FB4AA7CB" box="[1108,1169,2018,2044]" pageId="8" pageNumber="443">GVA</collectionCode>
) and scales that border nostril (
<collectionCode id="E8FEAE096707FFD34DFBFF28FEF2A084" box="[238,297,153,179]" pageId="9" pageNumber="444">SBN</collectionCode>
), the complete separation of both pairs of internasals (
<collectionCode id="E8FEAE096707FFD34E9DFF28FC13A084" box="[904,968,153,179]" pageId="9" pageNumber="444">SSIN</collectionCode>
) and post internasals (
<collectionCode id="E8FEAE096707FFD349D7FF28FACAA084" box="[1218,1297,153,179]" pageId="9" pageNumber="444">SSPIN</collectionCode>
) (see 
<tableCitation id="C36D03776707FFD34841FF28FF7EA0E0" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,239,153,177]" captionTargetBox="[164,1387,261,1987]" captionText="TABLE 1. Comparison of minimum, maximum, mean and standard deviation of metric and meristic characters between specimens of M. h. helenae, M. h. fasciatus and M. varaviensis sp. nov., all with one pair of postmental shields (PMP). Abbreviations of characters are given in the Material and methods section. (R) / (L), right-left; (V), vertical." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DA906644670CFFD84D82FF28FACCA0CE" pageId="9" pageNumber="444" tableUuid="DA906644670CFFD84D82FF28FACCA0CE">Tables 1</tableCitation>
and 
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; 
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, 
<figureCitation id="16D42A496707FFD34C7EFF0CFE7CA0EF" box="[363,423,189,216]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 6" captionStart-1="FIGURE 7" captionStart-2="FIGURE 8" captionStart-3="FIGURE 9" captionStart-4="FIGURE 10" captionStartId-0="12.[151,250,843,868]" captionStartId-1="12.[151,250,1335,1360]" captionStartId-2="13.[151,250,1151,1176]" captionStartId-3="13.[151,250,1947,1972]" captionStartId-4="14.[151,250,847,872]" captionTargetBox-0="[172,1416,181,823]" captionTargetBox-1="[164,1429,984,1296]" captionTargetBox-2="[166,1421,417,1132]" captionTargetBox-3="[151,1431,1306,1928]" captionTargetBox-4="[151,1436,459,827]" captionTargetId-0="figure@12.[172,1416,181,823]" captionTargetId-1="figure@12.[151,1436,962,1315]" captionTargetId-2="figure@13.[166,1421,417,1132]" captionTargetId-3="figure@13.[151,1431,1306,1928]" captionTargetId-4="figure@14.[151,1436,459,827]" captionTargetPageId-0="12" captionTargetPageId-1="12" captionTargetPageId-2="13" captionTargetPageId-3="13" captionTargetPageId-4="14" captionText-0="FIGURE 6. Microgecko helenae helenae (RUZM GT.11.80–84) from Bid Zard, Izeh County, Khuzestan Province. Note the undulating or indistinct dark dorsal crossbars of the specimens and the black regenerated portion of tail. Scale bar = 1 cm. Photo: A. Gholamifard." captionText-1="FIGURE 7. Microgecko helenae fasciatus from Ilam Province. Photo: A. Gholamifard." captionText-2="FIGURE 8. Ventral view of head showing position of the mental, postmental shields and their contact in M. latifi (a), M. h. helenae (b), M. h. fasciatus (c), M. varaviensis sp. nov. (d), M. p. bakhtiari (e) and M. chabaharensis (f). Red squares as the postmental shields (PM), yellow squares as granular scales in a row, separating the first pair of postmentals and first pair of infralabials (SBIL). Scale bar = 1 mm. Photo: A. Gholamifard." captionText-3="FIGURE 9. Lateral view of rostrum showing position of nostril and its surrounding scales (yellow circles) including rostral, first supralabial, enlarged postrostral, and two or one additional small nasal scales in M. h. helenae (a) and M. varaviensis sp. nov. (b), respectively. Photo: A. Gholamifard." captionText-4="FIGURE 10. Dorsal view of head showing position of the supranasals (postrostrals, yellow circles) and postsupranasals and their contact in Microgecko varaviensis sp. nov. from the type locality (a), M. h. fasciatus from near Sorkhe Dizeh (b), and M. h. helenae from Bid Zard (c). Scale bar = 1 mm. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/3356181/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/3356183/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/3356185/files/figure.png" httpUri-3="https://zenodo.org/record/3356187/files/figure.png" httpUri-4="https://zenodo.org/record/3356189/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="444">6–10</figureCitation>
), as well as differences of its habitats in the southern Zagros Mountains from 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6707FFD34811FF0FFA5BA0E0" box="[1284,1408,189,215]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="444">M. helenae</emphasis>
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in southwest and western 
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, as well as a high uncorrected genetic distance (cytochrome 
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6707FFD34964FF50FBA4A0CC" box="[1137,1151,225,251]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="444">b</emphasis>
) of 15.7% between 
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M. h. 
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and 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6707FFD34CC4FEB4FDF1A128" bold="true" box="[465,554,261,287]" pageId="9" pageNumber="444">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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strongly support 
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as a new species.
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6707FFD34D82FA0AFECEA5E3" bold="true" box="[151,277,1467,1492]" pageId="9" pageNumber="444">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Adult male (white circle, RUZM GT.11.112) and female paratype (red circle, RUZM GT.11.60) of 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6707FFD34831FA0AFED1A5C0" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="444">Microgecko varaviensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6707FFD34C04FA51FEBAA5CF" bold="true" box="[273,353,1504,1528]" pageId="9" pageNumber="444">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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at the type locality. Also see Figure 2 of these specimens in captivity. Photo: A. Gholamifard.
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Description of the 
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(
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, 
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, 
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). An adult female with intact tail; 
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; TL 
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; tail cylindrical, tapering evenly to its tip; head stout with distinct eyes, HL 
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; HH 
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; HW 
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; ED 
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; EO 
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; NED 
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; EED 
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; IOD 
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; LHL 
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; rostral pentagonal, broader than high, divided by a median cleft, bordered by first supralabials, nostrils, two postrostrals, and the anterior granular scale between the postrostrals; nostril on each side surrounded by four scales (
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), nostrils separated by two large postrostrals (internasals or supranasals); enlarged postrostrals are separated by two granular scales, anterior granular scales bordering posterior of rostral, postrostrals followed by an additional pair of enlarged scales (post internasals), this second pair of enlarged scales is distinctly smaller than postrostrals, and separated by two granular scales; three granular scales separate both pairs of internasals and post internasals (
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); snout covered with small juxtaposed granules distinctly larger than those on crown and upper sides of head and occiput; granules on sides of snout somewhat larger than those on midline; 
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9; 
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2; scales of chin and throat granular and juxtaposed. Dorsum covered with equal, smooth, juxtaposed small scales; scales of venter smooth, flat, imbricate, larger than those of dorsum; scales of upper surfaces of limbs slightly larger than those of dorsum, scales of lower surfaces of limbs like those of venter, slightly smaller; no femoral or precloacal pores.
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6704FFD04D82FAB1FECDA52E" bold="true" box="[151,278,1280,1305]" pageId="10" pageNumber="445">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Subadult specimen of 
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(LUZM-R 236) from the Varavi Mountain. Photo: A. Gholamifard.
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Tail covered above and below with smooth scales, slightly imbricate, distinctly larger than those of dorsum and venter, arranged in regular transverse series, 11 dark crossbars on tail (terminal dark point of tail was also counted), as with their light margins wider than yellow interspaces, bordered posteriorly with whitish in the first anterior dark band and yellow in other bands, each dark band gradually becomes darker from light brown to medium brown from front to back (
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), two enlarged scales on outer side of each pore at base of tail just posterior to level of vent; digits covered above with smooth, small juxtaposed scales, below with single series of smooth lamellae, 14 under fourth toe, toe somewhat angularly bent; 
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108; 
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68.
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6704FFD04DD2F9D0FDC4A64B" bold="true" box="[199,543,1633,1660]" pageId="10" pageNumber="445">Coloration of live specimens.</emphasis>
Coloration of the living 
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(
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.11.57) is almost exactly the same as the 
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and topotypes, but the larger specimens have wider dark crossbars on their tail. The upper body surface of the 
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, pararypes and topotypes is uniformly pinkish with two dorsolateral series of white spots, the first pair of which are more distinct (
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). This is in contrast to the distinct or indistinct dark dorsal crossbars (
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) present in 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6704FFD04C9DF943FDD8A73B" box="[392,515,1778,1804]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="445">M. helenae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6704FFD04F05F943FDB2A73B" box="[528,617,1778,1804]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="445">M. latifi</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6704FFD04F88F943FCC5A73C" box="[669,798,1778,1803]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="445">M. persicus</emphasis>
(
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)
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. A wide dark or chocolate-brown bar on either side runs from behind the rostral, through the eye and ear opening to behind the forelimbs; the lower surfaces of the head and trunk are whitish; the lower surface of tail is yellow; the regenerated portion of the autotomized tail is yellow to brownish yellow (
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6704FFD04DD2F833FE9DA7AB" bold="true" box="[199,326,1922,1948]" pageId="10" pageNumber="445">
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.
</emphasis>
The 
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do not differ significantly from the 
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regarding scalation, coloration and pattern, with the exception of minor differences in some meristic characters. The range of meristic characters on each side (R/L) for 
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.11.58–63, 
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.11.111–112 (n=8) follow: one pair of postmental shields (
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); SL 6–7/6–7; IL 5–6/5–6; 
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1–2; 
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1–3/1–3; 
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9–11; 
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20–25; 
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4/4; 
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2; 
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2; 
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11–13/11–12; SubL 4 
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13–14 (left pes); 
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101–114; 
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59–71; none dorsal crossbars from forelimbs region to the sacral region (
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), TC 9.
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6705FFD14D82F8CDFEC8A7A2" bold="true" box="[151,275,1916,1941]" pageId="11" pageNumber="446">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Selected section of Iran map along the Persian Gulf showing Varavi Mountain and the type locality of 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6705FFD14831F8CCFED1A78E" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="446">Microgecko varaviensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6705FFD14C07F810FEBFA78E" bold="true" box="[274,356,1953,1977]" pageId="11" pageNumber="446">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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with red line and red circle, respectively (a), General aspect of the type locality in summer (September) 2013 (b). Map is from Google Earth (www.earth.google.com). Photo: A. Gholamifard.
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6702FFD64D82FCFAFECEA353" bold="true" box="[151,277,843,868]" pageId="12" pageNumber="447">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
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(RUZM GT.11.80–84) from Bid Zard, Izeh County, Khuzestan Province. Note the undulating or indistinct dark dorsal crossbars of the specimens and the black regenerated portion of tail. Scale bar = 1 cm. Photo: A. Gholamifard.
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6702FFD64D82FA86FEC8A567" bold="true" box="[151,275,1335,1360]" pageId="12" pageNumber="447">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6702FFD64C0CFA86FD9CA567" box="[281,583,1335,1360]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="447">Microgecko helenae fasciatus</emphasis>
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from Ilam Province. Photo: A. Gholamifard.
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<paragraph id="8E5036CC6702FFD64DD2FACFFBC8A633" blockId="12.[151,1437,1405,2044]" pageId="12" pageNumber="447">
The range of metric characters for the subadult and adult 
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(
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.11.58–63, 
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.11.111–112) are as follows: 
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<quantity id="49179B296702FFD64C93FA13FD91A58B" box="[390,586,1442,1468]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.066" metricValueMax="2.834" metricValueMin="1.298" pageId="12" pageNumber="447" unit="mm" value="20.66" valueMax="28.34" valueMin="12.98">12.98–28.34 mm</quantity>
; TL 
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; HL 
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; HH 
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; HW 
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; ED 
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; EO 
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; NED 
<quantity id="49179B296702FFD64FCDFA77FC5BA5D7" box="[728,896,1478,1504]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.855" metricValueMax="2.42" metricValueMin="1.29" pageId="12" pageNumber="447" unit="mm" value="1.855" valueMax="2.42" valueMin="1.29">1.29–2.42 mm</quantity>
; EED 
<quantity id="49179B296702FFD64EDEFA74FBA9A5D7" box="[971,1138,1477,1504]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.38" metricValueMax="3.11" metricValueMin="1.65" pageId="12" pageNumber="447" unit="mm" value="2.38" valueMax="3.11" valueMin="1.65">1.65–3.11 mm</quantity>
; IOD 
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; LFL 
<quantity id="49179B296702FFD64D82FA58FEE1A633" box="[151,314,1513,1540]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.04" metricValueMax="9.35" metricValueMin="4.73" pageId="12" pageNumber="447" unit="mm" value="7.04" valueMax="9.35" valueMin="4.73">4.73–9.35 mm</quantity>
(left side); LHL 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6702FFD64DD2F9BFFE93A61F" bold="true" box="[199,328,1550,1576]" pageId="12" pageNumber="447">Topotypes.</emphasis>
The topotypes (
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.11.73–75) do not differ significantly from the 
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and 
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regarding scalation, coloration and pattern.
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6702FFD64DD2F9E4FE5BA647" bold="true" box="[199,384,1621,1648]" pageId="12" pageNumber="447">Genetic results.</emphasis>
The cytochrome 
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dataset comprised 752 aligned sites, of which 379 were constant, while 59 variable characters were parsimony-uninformative and 314 were parsimony informative. Uncorrected p-distances for the cytochrome 
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6702FFD64C60F92FFE58A68F" box="[373,387,1694,1720]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="447">b</emphasis>
gene of the 
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populations of this study are presented in 
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. The mean genetic divergences of 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6702FFD64CFDF973FD9BA6EB" bold="true" box="[488,576,1730,1756]" pageId="12" pageNumber="447">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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from 
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M. h. 
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</emphasis>
and 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6702FFD64E5EF972FBCAA6EB" box="[843,1041,1730,1756]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="447">M. chabaharensis</emphasis>
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are 15.7% and 19.3%, respectively. The genetic divergence of the new species from 
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is 20.5%. Interestingly, the genetic divergence between 
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M. h. 
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</emphasis>
and 
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is 18.9% (
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).
</paragraph>
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The 
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, 
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and 
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trees resulted in nearly identical topology (only the Bayesian tree is shown in 
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). 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6702FFD64CBFF8E3FDDFA75B" bold="true" box="[426,516,1874,1900]" pageId="12" pageNumber="447">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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formed a monophyletic group with strong support. Subclades from the southwest portion of 
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(
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locality at Varavi Mountain) and central 
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(Jahrom and Firuzabad) also have high posterior probability values (1.00) in the 
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analysis. 
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specimens from 
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(Bid Zard and Baghe Malek) formed a monophyletic group with strong support, as the sister taxon of 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6702FFD64DEDF852FE46A7CB" box="[248,413,2019,2044]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="447">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6702FFD64CB7F853FDD9A7CB" bold="true" box="[418,514,2018,2044]" pageId="12" pageNumber="447">
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,
</emphasis>
whereas all samples of 
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from 
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(Sorkheh Dizeh, Shelean, Patagh, Mela Har, Saymareh) and 
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(Karezan) provinces formed a distinct monophyletic group with strong sup- port, which in turn contains two main subclades: northern populations (Sorkheh Dizeh, Shelean, Patagh in Kerman- shah Province; subclade A) and southern populations (
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and adjacent area; subclade B). 
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h. fasciatus
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is sister to a more inclusive clade including 
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M. h. 
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</emphasis>
and 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6703FFD74EA9FEB7FBB9A128" box="[956,1122,262,287]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="448">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6703FFD7497DFEB4FB19A128" bold="true" box="[1128,1218,261,287]" pageId="13" pageNumber="448">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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Among the present taxa in the genus, 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6703FFD74C70FE9BFDF6A174" box="[357,557,297,323]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="448">M. chabaharensis</emphasis>
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(
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, and Sistan and Baluchestan provinces) is sister to all other taxa. In this clade, a specimen from 
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(Rezuiyeh) shows distinct divergence, and further study of this population is needed (
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6703FFD74D82FBCEFECFA4AF" bold="true" box="[151,276,1151,1176]" pageId="13" pageNumber="448">FIGURE 8.</emphasis>
Ventral view of head showing position of the mental, postmental shields and their contact in 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6703FFD749F5FB31FAE8A4A0" box="[1248,1331,1151,1175]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="448">M. latifi</emphasis>
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(a), 
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M. h. 
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</emphasis>
(b), 
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M. h. 
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</emphasis>
(c), 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6703FFD74CF7FB15FDA3A48C" box="[482,632,1188,1211]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="448">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6703FFD74F95FB15FD09A48B" bold="true" box="[640,722,1188,1212]" pageId="13" pageNumber="448">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(d), 
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(e) and 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6703FFD74EEDFB15FB75A48C" box="[1016,1198,1187,1211]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="448">M. chabaharensis</emphasis>
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(f). Red squares as the postmental shields (PM), yellow squares as granular scales in a row, separating the first pair of postmentals and first pair of infralabials (SBIL). Scale bar = 1 mm. Photo: A. Gholamifard.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6703FFD74D82F82AFECFA783" bold="true" box="[151,276,1947,1972]" pageId="13" pageNumber="448">FIGURE 9.</emphasis>
Lateral view of rostrum showing position of nostril and its surrounding scales (yellow circles) including rostral, first supralabial, enlarged postrostral, and two or one additional small nasal scales in 
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M. h. 
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(a) and 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6703FFD7486BF871FF18A7CB" bold="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="448">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(b), respectively. Photo: A. Gholamifard.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44D82FF26FED1A098" bold="true" box="[151,266,151,175]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">TABLE 4.</emphasis>
Mean uncorrected genetic distance of the cytochrome 
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gene between populations of 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44852FF26FA46A098" bold="true" box="[1351,1437,151,175]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(southern Iran), 
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M. h. 
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(southwestern Iran), 
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(western Iran), and 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44937FF0DFB3BA0E4" box="[1058,1248,187,211]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">M. chabaharensis</emphasis>
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(south and southeastern Iran), in the present molecular study.
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44DB3FEB5FEE0A12C" box="[166,315,259,283]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
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M. h. 
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</th>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44FDAFEB5FCBFA12C" box="[719,868,260,283]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44E7EFEB2FC60A12C" bold="true" box="[875,955,259,283]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44929FE9BFB0AA176" box="[1084,1233,298,321]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD449CDFE98FAF3A176" bold="true" box="[1240,1320,297,321]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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<td id="730E5DF2670000254FDAFEFFFC60A150" box="[719,955,334,359]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">0.157</td>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44929FEFEFB1DA150" box="[1084,1222,335,359]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">
M. h. 
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</emphasis>
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<td id="730E5DF2670000254CABFEC5FD93A1BA" box="[446,584,372,397]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">0.189</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670000254FDAFEC5FC60A1BA" box="[719,955,372,397]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">0.205</td>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44929FEC4FB0AA1BA" box="[1084,1233,372,397]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">M. h. fasciatus</emphasis>
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<th id="730E5DF2670000254DB3FE2BFEE0A185" box="[166,315,410,434]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">0.219</th>
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<td id="730E5DF2670000254FDAFE2BFC60A185" box="[719,955,410,434]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">0.193</td>
<td id="730E5DF2670000254929FE2BFAF3A185" box="[1084,1320,410,434]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44D82FCFEFEFAA35F" bold="true" box="[151,289,847,872]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">FIGURE 10.</emphasis>
Dorsal view of head showing position of the supranasals (postrostrals, yellow circles) and postsupranasals and their contact in 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44C23FCC2FDF3A3BC" box="[310,552,883,907]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">Microgecko varaviensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44F3AFCC5FD5BA3BB" bold="true" box="[559,640,884,908]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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from the type locality (a), 
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from near Sorkhe Dizeh (b), and 
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44894FCC5FEDBA398" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">
M. h. 
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</emphasis>
from Bid Zard (c). Scale bar = 1 mm. Photo: A. Gholamifard.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44DD2FC6FFE95A3CF" bold="true" box="[199,334,990,1016]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species is named after the region where the 
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material was collected (Varavi Mountain, Varavi District, 
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, southern 
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8E5036CC6700FFD44DD2FB94FCC8A557" blockId="14.[151,1437,990,2024]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44DD2FB94FEF1A477" bold="true" box="[199,298,1061,1088]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">Habitat.</emphasis>
The 
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locality of 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44F18FB96FD6AA477" box="[525,689,1063,1088]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44FA3FB97FCD4A477" bold="true" box="[694,783,1062,1088]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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is in a mountainous area (Varavi Mountain) in the southern parts of the Zagros Mountains, about 
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from the Persian Gulf (
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, 
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). Varavi Mountain is a long massif with a length of 
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and width of 
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and extends from the western border of the Mohr Township to the eastern border of Lamerd Township, both in the southwest of 
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. It is parallel with the southern limit of the Zagros Mountains in 
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and 
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Provinces (
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). The vegetation of the 
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locality consists of different species of thorny bushes (
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44F37FB6BFD40A4C3" box="[546,667,1242,1268]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">Astragalus</emphasis>
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), seasonal herbaceous cover, thin growth of wild 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD449DEFB6BFAF1A4C3" box="[1227,1322,1242,1268]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">Ziziphus</emphasis>
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trees, and sparse wild almond trees 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44CA3FB4FFD46A52F" box="[438,669,1278,1304]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">Amygdalus scoparia</emphasis>
Spach
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, wild pistachio (common name in Persian is Baneh) 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44855FB4EFF20A50B" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">Pistacia atlantica</emphasis>
Desfontaines
</taxonomicName>
, and wild fig 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44F2FFA92FDA3A50B" box="[570,632,1315,1340]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">Ficus</emphasis>
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sp. (
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). Woody elements of the vegetation are more abundant at higher elevations and in intact areas of Varavi Mountain.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8E5036CC6700FFD44DD2FAD8FC9DA76F" blockId="14.[151,1437,990,2024]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44DD2FAD8FE54A5B3" bold="true" box="[199,399,1385,1412]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">Ecological notes.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44C82FADBFD7FA5B3" box="[407,676,1386,1412]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">Microgecko varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44FBEFADBFCD6A5B3" bold="true" box="[683,781,1386,1412]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A7A857A56700FFD44FBEFADBFCDCA5B3" box="[683,775,1386,1412]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
is nocturnal and is one of the smallest recorded lizards of 
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. It appears to be sensitive to temperature changes. The 
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and all 
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of 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44986FA3EFAE2A59F" box="[1171,1337,1423,1448]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44854FA3FFA47A59F" bold="true" box="[1345,1436,1422,1448]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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were inactive at night and were hidden under large stones, with fairly firm connection to the ground, especially along a dry stream bed, while the first author searched for the gecko on the surface due to its nocturnal activity, especially in the last month of summer in southern 
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. Other specimens (topotypes) were found under large stones with a relatively tight connection with the ground during a spring day (
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). In most cases of the gecko collection, under the stones of their shelter was moist. Based on our finding, this gecko uses of large stones as a shelter against adverse environmental conditions during periods of inactivity or hibernation. The first author collected a specimen of 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44C32F93AFE17A693" box="[295,460,1675,1700]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44CC6F93BFDF6A693" bold="true" box="[467,557,1674,1700]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
under a relatively large stone with a scorpion, in 
<date id="FA51100C6700FFD4494DF93BFB35A693" box="[1112,1262,1674,1700]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449" value="2017-01">January 2017</date>
at about 10h00 at a temperature of approximately 9 C° at the type locality. The forested habitat of 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44950F91EFB30A6FF" box="[1093,1259,1711,1736]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD449E6F91FFA95A6FF" bold="true" box="[1267,1358,1710,1736]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
on the hillsides of the Zagros Mountains in Firuzabad County (west of 
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) is covered with dominant trees of 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F6700FFD4489DF962FF20A727" authorityName="Desfontaines" authorityYear="1799" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Anacardiaceae" genus="Pistacia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Sapindales" pageId="14" pageNumber="449" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="atlantica">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD4489DF962FF20A727" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">P. atlantica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44C12F947FE5CA727" box="[263,391,1782,1808]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">A. scoparia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, several species of thorny bushes and herbaceous cover.A subadult specimen from this habitat was collected at 08h10 from under a relatively large stone with partly firm contact to the ground in a dry bed of a water course in a shaded area near wild pistachio and bushes.
</paragraph>
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The regenerated part of tail in specimens of both subspecies of 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44EB0F8D2FBFFA74B" box="[933,1060,1890,1916]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">M. helenae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(from western and southwestern 
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) is black, whereas in 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44CA3F836FD81A797" box="[438,602,1927,1952]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">M. varaviensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44F75F837FD62A797" bold="true" box="[608,697,1926,1952]" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(from southern 
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) the regenerate is uniformly yellow to brownish-yellow (see 
<figureCitation id="16D42A496700FFD44C5DF81BFE51A7F3" box="[328,394,1962,1988]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1299,1324]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,453,1279]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,453,1279]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 2. The female holotype (a, RUZM GT.11.57), and paratypes (RUZM GT.11.58–63, GT.11.111–112 marked with the letters b–i, respectively) of Microgecko varaviensis sp. nov. from Varavi Mountain in the southwest of Fars Province, several hours after collection. Note the yellowish regenerated portion of tail in some paratypes and position of the calcium sac (green circle) in the female holotype. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3356173/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD44C84F81AFE02A7F3" box="[401,473,1963,1988]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">versus</emphasis>
<figureCitation id="16D42A496700FFD44CCAF81BFDF8A7F2" box="[479,547,1962,1989]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="12.[151,250,843,868]" captionTargetBox="[172,1416,181,823]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[172,1416,181,823]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 6. Microgecko helenae helenae (RUZM GT.11.80–84) from Bid Zard, Izeh County, Khuzestan Province. Note the undulating or indistinct dark dorsal crossbars of the specimens and the black regenerated portion of tail. Scale bar = 1 cm. Photo: A. Gholamifard." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3356181/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
). It is probable that this color difference in different populations of 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6700FFD4480DF81BFA46A7F3" box="[1304,1437,1962,1988]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="449">Microgecko</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has an ecological function, namely camouflage in the environment, whereas the black tail would make the gecko more visible to its natural enemies in sparse ground vegetation in the south of 
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. Specimens of the new species kept in captivity for several months and fed with small arthropods, especially spiders, show no change in coloration of the regenerated portion of the tail.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8E5036CC6701FFD54D82F838FE97A7DE" blockId="15.[151,1436,1929,2026]" pageId="15" pageNumber="450">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6701FFD54D82F838FEFBA795" bold="true" box="[151,288,1929,1954]" pageId="15" pageNumber="450">FIGURE 11.</emphasis>
The Bayesian inference phylogenetic tree of 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6701FFD54FECF83BFCAAA795" box="[761,881,1930,1954]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="450">Microgecko</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
populations in western and southern Iran using mitochondrial marker cytochrome 
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6701FFD54CD8F81FFE01A7F1" box="[461,474,1966,1990]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="450">b</emphasis>
. 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE6701FFD54CF2F81FFC8CA7F1" box="[487,855,1966,1990]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="450">Microgecko persicus euphorbiacola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from India was used as the outgroup. Sc A: subclade A; Sc B: subclade B.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8E5036CC671EFFCA4DD2FEB4FBA3A15F" blockId="16.[151,1437,153,360]" pageId="16" pageNumber="451">
Some sympatric and/or syntopic species of reptiles in the vicinity of the 
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locality are: 
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<emphasis id="BC9BEADE671EFFCA49AFFEB4FAB0A128" box="[1210,1387,261,287]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="451">Laudakia nupta</emphasis>
(De Filippi)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F671EFFCA4DECFE98FDB6A174" authority="Anderson" authorityName="Anderson" authorityYear="1872" box="[249,621,297,323]" class="Reptilia" family="Gekkonidae" genus="Hemidactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="451" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="persicus">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE671EFFCA4DECFE98FE2CA174" box="[249,503,297,323]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="451">Hemidactylus persicus</emphasis>
Anderson
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F671EFFCA4F62FE9BFC6CA174" authority="Blanford" authorityName="Blanford" authorityYear="1874" box="[631,951,297,323]" class="Reptilia" family="Sphaerodactylidae" genus="Pristurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="451" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rupestris">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE671EFFCA4F62FE9BFC90A174" box="[631,843,298,323]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="451">Pristurus rupestris</emphasis>
Blanford
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F671EFFCA4ED6FE98FA89A173" authority="(Mocquard)" authorityName="Mocquard" baseAuthorityName="Mocquard" baseAuthorityYear="1905" box="[963,1362,297,324]" class="Reptilia" family="Elapidae" genus="Walterinnesia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="451" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="morgani">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE671EFFCA4ED6FE98FB19A174" box="[963,1218,297,323]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="451">Walterinnesia morgani</emphasis>
(Mocquard)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F671EFFCA4849FE9BFD1CA15F" authority="(Dumeril, Bibron &amp; Dumeril)" authorityName="Dumeril, Bibron &amp; Dumeril" baseAuthorityName="Dumeril, Bibron &amp; Dumeril" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Pseudocerastes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="451" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="persicus">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE671EFFCA4849FE9BFEA8A150" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="451">Pseudocerastes persicus</emphasis>
(Duméril, Bibron &amp; Duméril)
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="49EF4D4F671EFFCA4FEBFEFFFBAFA15F" authority="(Linnaeus)" authorityName="Linnaeus" baseAuthorityName="Linnaeus" baseAuthorityYear="1758" box="[766,1140,333,360]" class="Reptilia" family="Viperidae" genus="Macrovipera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="451" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lebetina">
<emphasis id="BC9BEADE671EFFCA4FEBFEFFFC2BA150" box="[766,1008,333,359]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="451">Macrovipera lebetina</emphasis>
(Linnaeus)
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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