Iranolacerta zagrosica (RASTEGAR-POUYANI & NILSON, 1998)
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Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | Zagros Mountains Lacerta |
Synonym | Lacerta zagrosica RASTEGAR-POUYANI & NILSON 1998 Lacerta zagrosica — ANDERSON 1999 Iranolacerta zagrosica — ARNOLD et al. 2007 Lacerta (Iranolacerta) zagrosica — SINDACO & JEREMČENKO 2008 Iranolacerta zagrosica — AHMADZADEH et al. 2013 |
Distribution | W Iran (Zagros mountains, Esfahan Province) Type locality: 32º58'N, 50º40'E, 3 km NW Fereydin Shahr, about 140 km NW Esfahan, Zagros Mountains, Esfahan Province, Iran, 2450 m elevation. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: GNHM Re. ex. 5149, adult |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Lacerta zagrosica differs from other Zagros small Lacertas by having a single postnasal plate (two postnasals in other taxa). It also differs by having ten ventral plate rows (eight normal in the other species) [NILSON et al. 2003] |
Comment | Distribution: See map in SMID et al. 2014 for distribution in Iran. |
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