The Mesopotamian Spiny-tailed Lizard Saara loricata (Blanford, 1874) (Figure S1) is distributed in Iran and Iraq (Papenfuss et al., 2009). In it found the Bushehr, Fars, Kohgiluyeh B...

western iran in general and ilam province in particular, has unique geographical and climatic conditions that support a rich flora and fauna. in view of the lack of in-depth studies of lizards of the region, an investigation was initiated in most areas of ilam province for an inventory of lizard species and their habitats. a total of 189 specimens were collected and identified from may 2005 to ...

during hibernation period from mid october to late march, we removed testis of laudakia caucasia. based on histological and statistical analyses we obtained two phases in spermatogenesis in this lizard as follows: (a) from october to december, in which the spermatogenesis is inactive and (b) from january to march, in which the spermatogenesis is active. spermatogenesis during late hibernation o...

The montane agamid species Pseudocalotes austeniana has had a complicated taxonomic history, as the was initially described member of genus Salea Gray, 1845. Later, placed in monotypic Mictopholis Smith, 1935, which erected only to include this species; however, later on transferred Fitzinger, 1843, owing morphological similarities, and lack strong characters diagnose . Nonetheless, its precise...