The First Report of Mountain Racerunner, Eremias montanus (Sauria: Lacertidae) in Hamedan Province of Iran

Subject Areas : Journal of Animal Biology

عمار  رهبر ¹ (دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد همدان، باشگاه پژوهشگران جوان، همدان، ایران)
محمود  کرمی ² (عضو هیأت علمی دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران)
نصرالله  رستگارپویانی ³ (عضو هیأت علمی دانشگاه رازی کرمانشاه، گروه زیست شناسی، کرمانشاه، ایران)
علیرضا  محمدی ⁴ (دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد علوم تحقیقات تهران، گروه علوم محیط زیست، تهران، ایران)

Received: 2014-07-01 Accepted : 2017-05-21 Published : 2011-04-21

Keywords: Morphology, Hamedan province, Eremias montanus, Ethology, Endemic species,

Abstract :

Eremias montanusbelonging to the family Lacertidae and is an endemic lizard of Iran. Endemic species because only certain geographical areas there are many values ​​are for academic studies. In this study to find these regions to make a lot of Hamedan province were studied, but observed only in Alvand Mountain in 18 km Hamedan province. The research was performed from early April until late November in 2009; while this species spend hibernation and samples were collected by line transect method. In total 13 samples were collected the 10 specimens were mature and 3 specimens were immature and morphological, ecological and ethological studies were conducted on them. In this study, for the first time this species was detected in Hamedan province, whereas reported only in previous studies of Siah dareh Village in Kermanshah province.