Genetic and Morphological Variations within Laudakia microlepis(Blanford, 1874)(Sauria: Agamidae) Populations in Southeastern Iran with Description of a New Subspecies

作     者：Nasser SANCHOOLI Hassan RAHIMIAN Nasrullah RASTEGAR-POUYANI Eskandar RASTEGAR-POUYANI 

作者机构：Faculty of Biological SciencesCollege of ScienceUniversity of Tehran Department of BiologyFaculty of ScienceZabol University Department of BiologyFaculty of ScienceRazi University Iranian Plateau Herpetology Research Group (IPHRG)Razi University Department of BiologyFaculty of ScienceHakim Sabzevari University 

出 版 物：《Asian Herpetological Research》 (亚洲两栖爬行动物研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2015年第6卷第3期

页      面：199-205页

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学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 07[理学] 071002[理学-动物学] 

主　　题：Laudakia microlepis taftanica ssp.nov. taxonomic status ND4 gene Sistan and Baluchistan province 

摘      要：A new subspecies of Laudakia microlepis（Blanford, 1874） is described, from Taftan Mountain in southeastern Iran, based on morphological and genetic characteristics. This new subspecies is distinguished from the nominal subspecies by having a yellowish head along with the following combination of characters： a relatively larger body size; different number of scales around middle of body; larger, weakly keeled, dorsal median scales arranged in 11–13 oblique longitudinal rows; 123–136 scales in a single row from posterior edge of gular fold to vent; 27–31 scales in the first complete whorl around the tail. The type locality of Laudakia microlepis taftanica ssp. nov., is hereby, reported as the Taftan Mountain, about 300 kilometer southeast of the nominal subspecies known range.