Cave-dwelling terrestrial isopods from the province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad, southwestern Iran, are reported here. These include three accidental and one troglobitic species namely Protracheoniscus gakalicus n. sp., which is also the first recorded troglobitic species from the genus Protracheoniscus. The new species is readily distinguished by the lack of eyes and pigmentation.

Factors Affecting Fear of Local Communities Toward Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran

Comparing Actual and Potential Productions of Rangeland Ecosystems Kohgiluyeh Boyer-Ahmad Province in Different Conditions

A new species of the hard-bodied oonopid genus Trilacuna Tong & Li is described from a cave in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, southwestern Iran. Trilacuna qarzi sp. nov. is the first troglobiont species known of the genus, and is also the fifth oonopid species to be reported from Iran. Relationships of this new species are briefly discussed in the context of the limits of the genera belon...

Identification of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis-causing Species Using Semi-Nested PCR in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province During 2013-2019

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...

Backgrounds. Wild rodents are reservoirs of various zoonotic diseases, such as toxoplasmosis, babesiosis, and leishmaniasis. The current study aimed to assess the protozoan infection of rodents in Boyer-Ahmad district, southwestern Iran. Materials and Methods. A total of 52 rodents were collected from different parts of Boyer-Ahmad district, in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, using Sherman...

medicinal species of mountain’s kelavs, scientifically named (kelussia odoratissmia mozaffar.) is an endemic species in iran. kelussia odoratissima is a perennial species and belongs to the umbelliferae. from the ancient times, the local and nomad societies had believed that the species traditionally have anti-ache, anti-inflation and anti-cough effects. seed and root of this species are boiled...

Earthworms were collected in forests, damp habitats, springs, orchards and agricultural fields of the Kohgiluyeh & Boyer Ahmad Province, Iran, from April 2009 to April 2010. Specimens were collected at 20 established stations by digging and by diluted formalin methods. Ten species belonging to family Lumbricidae were identified based on morphology: Aporrectodea caliginosa (Savigny, 1826), Ap. r...