A Faunistic Study of Snakes of Western Golestan Province

Subject Areas : environmental management

Mina Ramezani ¹ , Haj Gholi Kami ² , Nahid Ahmadpanah ³

1 - Associate Professor of Biology, Islamic Azad University-Ashtian Branch
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of sciences, University of Golestan
3 - Department of Biology, Payam-e- Noor University- Center of Tehran

Received: 2009-09-09 Accepted : 2010-06-19 Published : 2013-09-23

Keywords: Distribution map, Morphology, Identification key,

Abstract :

The aim of present research is study the faunistic of snakes of western parts of Golestan province(Gorgan city to border of Mazandaran province) by analysing of morphological characters andidentification keys. In this research which was carried out during July2008 until August 2009, 36specimens were collected from this area and studied. Identified samples comprised of 11speciesbelong to 10 genera and 4 families including:Natrix tessellata tessellata ، Natrix natrix natrix، Elaphe dione dione, Hemorrhois ravergieri,Dolichophis jugularis ، Platyceps najadum, Telescopus fallax ibericus and Zamenis persica fromColubridae family, Typhlops Vermiculari from Typhlopidae family, Naja oxiana from Elapidae،Gloydius halys caucasicus from Viperidae. The Distribution map of each species was plotted

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