Ophiomorus persicus ( Steindachner, 1867 )
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Ophiomorus persicus ( Steindachner, 1867 ) |
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Ophiomorus persicus ( Steindachner, 1867)
SYNTYPES. NMW 10398 :1–2 and NMW 10399 :1–2.
TYPE LOCALITY. Originally “ Persia ”; restricted to 5 km SE Pol-e Abgineh, Fars Prov., Iran by Anderson & Leviton (1966b).
DISTRIBUTION. Endemic to Iran.
DISTRIBUTION IN IRAN. Fig. 136 View FIGURES 134–139. 134 . Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad, Fars , and Kerman Prov.
HABITAT. The specimen collected by Kiabi et al. (1999) was found on sandy-clay soil near an Artemisia bush, under which it was trying to hide. The area represents a transitional zone between mountains and alluvial fans with very abundant Artemisia shrubs.
REMARKS. Ophiomorus persicus together with O. latastii Günther from the Levant and O. punctatissimus from the Balkans form a western group of Ophiomorus ( Anderson & Leviton 1966b) . Ophiomorus persicus is a basal lineage of the genus based on morphological and osteological characters ( Greer & Wilson 2001).
REFERENCES. Anderson & Leviton (1966b); Anderson (1999); Kiabi et al. (1999); Greer & Wilson (2001).
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