Survey of the reptilian fauna of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. VI. The snake fauna of Turaif region
| Autor: | Mohammed K. Al-Sadoon, Hamad S. Al-Otaibi, Bilal Ahmad Paray |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Fauna Saudi Arabia Biology Agamidae 03 medical and health sciences Kingdom biology.animal Lacertidae Varanidae lcsh:QH301-705.5 Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all) Walterinnesia morgani ssp Lizard Ecology Snakes Turaif Province Lytorhynchus diadema biology.organism_classification Acanthodactylus orientalis 030104 developmental biology lcsh:Biology (General) Pseudocerastes fieldi Original Article General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Gekkonidae |
| Zdroj: | Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol 24, Iss 4, Pp 925-928 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1319-562X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.sjbs.2017.02.007 |
| Popis: | Turaif area located in the Northern border region of Saudi Arabia is one of the most important regions of the Kingdom. This work was proposed to throw light on the diversity of lizard fauna investigated through the collection and subsequent identification of specimens from different localities of Turaif region of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Sixteen species of lizards belonging to 5 families (Agamidae, Gekkonidae, Lacertidae, Scincidae and Varanidae) were recorded. Lacertidae was the most common family. Three species of lizards namely Acanthodactylus orientalis, Acanthodactylus scutellatus and Acanthodactylus grandis were reported for the first time in the Turaif region of Saudi Arabia. The geographical distribution of the collected species within this province was mapped. |
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