Eirenis yassujicus FATHINIA, RASTEGAR-POUYANI & SHAFAEIPOUR, 2019
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Higher Taxa | Colubridae, Colubrinae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Synonym | Eirenis yassujicus FATHINIA, RASTEGAR-POUYANI & SHAFAEIPOUR 2019 |
Distribution | Iran (Kohgilouyeh & Boyer Ahmad Province) Type locality: Damkoreh Region (30.63057N and 51.41985E), Dasht-e- Room, Kohgilouyeh & Boyer Ahmad Province, Iran |
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Types | Holotype. YUZM CE.1 (Yasouj University Zoological Museum), adult female, 3 May 2016 (Figure 1 in Fathinia et al. 2019) |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (3226 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Habitat. Eirenis yassujicus sp. n. was found in a forest in the highlands of mid-Zagros Mountains (Figure 4). The habitat substrate is composed of rocky outcrops covering with annual and perennial plants, bushes and trees like Gramineae (annual grasses), Astragalus spp., Amygdalus sp., Acantholimon spp., Fraxinus angustifolia, Pyrus glabra, Crataegus punctata, Lonicera nummulariifolia, Pistachia atlantica and Quercus brantii. Sympatry: Agamidae: Laudakia nupta, Trapelus ruderatus; Lacertidae: Ophisops elegans, Gekkonidae: Mediodactylus aspratilis, Microgecko sp.; Scincidae: Ablepharus pannonicus, Heremites auratus; Typhlopidae: Xerotyphlops vermicularis; Colubridae: Eirenis punctatolineatus, Hemorhois ravergieri, Platyceps rhodorachis, Malpolon insignitus, Zamenis hohenackeri; Viperidae: Macrovipera lebetina. Key: Fathinia et al. 2019 provide a key to the 14 species of Eirenis in Iran. |
Etymology | Eirenis yassujicus sp. n. is named after Yasouj, capital of Kohgilouyeh & Boyer-Ahmad Province, a small town having good-weather, attracting many visitors from much warmer provinces of southern and central Iran. |
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