The Study of Reptiles and Birds Fauna of Abbas abad Wild Life Refuge in Naein, Isfahan Province

Subject Areas : Journal of Animal Biology

حسین اکبری ¹ (اداره حفاظت محیط زیست شهرستان نائین، استان اصفهان)
مهدی جلالپور ² (اداره حفاظت محیط زیست شهرستان نائین، استان اصفهان)
ویدا حجتی ³ (دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد دامغان، گروه زیست شناسی، دامغان، ایران)
محمدصفا گل محمدی ⁴ (دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد دامغان، گروه زیست شناسی، دامغان، ایران)

Received: 2014-06-22 Accepted : 2017-05-21 Published : 2011-01-21

Keywords: Reptiles, birds, Isfahan, Naein, Wild Life Refuge, Abbas abad,

Abstract :

Abbas abad world wild refuge is one of the most intact desert ecosystems of Iran, with 300000 hectares area is located in Naein city in the eastern of Isfahan and because of insertion between the most original habitats of Iranian cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus is considered as a connecting bridge for small and dispersed populations of cheetah in Iran. This region also is one of the best habitats for Felis margarita, Caracal caracal and Gazella bennettii in Isfahan Province. This study was done in order to identifying the reptiles and birds of Abbas abad Wild Life Refuge during 2006-10 and totally 42 species of reptiles and 140 species of birds were identified. Among of them especiallyVaranus griseus, Uromastyx aegyptius, Chlamydotis undulataandPodoces pleskeiare important.