A New Record of Acanthodactylus cantoris(Sauria: Lacertidae) and Its Comparison with Closely Related A. blanfordi in Southeastern Iran  

作　　者：Nastaran HEIDARI Hiva FAIZI Nasrullah RASTEGAR-POUYANI Eskandar RASTEGAR-POUYANI 

机构地区：[1]Department of Biology,Young Researchers Club,Zahedan Branch,Islamic Azad University [2]Department of Biology,Faculty of Sciences,Razi University [3]Department of Biology,Faculty of Science,Teacher Training University

出　　处：《Asian Herpetological Research》2012年第1期79-82,共4页亚洲两栖爬行动物研究（英文版）

摘　　要：A new record of Acanthodactylus cantoris from Sistan and Baluchistan in southeastern Iran is presented in this paper,and this lizard is found occurring in the coastal area of the Persian Gulf from Govater to Chabahar. This species is mainly sympatric with A. blanfordi,and their habits and habitats support their close relationship within the cantoris group. In total,29 specimens of A. cantoris(n = 12) and A. blanfordi(n = 17) were compared morphologically using statistical methods. The occurrence of A. cantoris in Iran has been questioned for a long time by different herpetologists,and the distribution,ecology and taxonomy of this newly recorded species were investigated and provided in this paper. An updated identification key for the species of Acanthodactylus in Iran is given.A new record of Acanthodactylus cantoris from Sistan and Baluchistan in southeastern Iran is presented in this paper,and this lizard is found occurring in the coastal area of the Persian Gulf from Govater to Chabahar. This species is mainly sympatric with A. blanfordi,and their habits and habitats support their close relationship within the cantoris group. In total,29 specimens of A. cantoris(n = 12) and A. blanfordi(n = 17) were compared morphologically using statistical methods. The occurrence of A. cantoris in Iran has been questioned for a long time by different herpetologists,and the distribution,ecology and taxonomy of this newly recorded species were investigated and provided in this paper. An updated identification key for the species of Acanthodactylus in Iran is given.

关 键 词：new record Acanthodactylus cantoris Acanthodactylus blanfordi Sistan Baluchistan Iran 

分 类 号：Q959[生物学—动物学]