Phenotypic and geographic variation among populations of the Platyceps rhodorachis-ventromaculatus species complex (Ophidia: Colubridae) in Iran
Geographical diversity appears in the phenotype of different populations of a given species and specific geographical factors are directly or indirectly involved in this variation. Due to their wide distribution range, snakes of the genus Platyceps Blyth, 1860 are wonderful case studies for morpholo...
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| author | Seyed Hassan Moradi Eskandar Rastegar Pouyani Seyyed Saeed Hosseinian Yousefkhani Jamil Zargan |
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| description | Geographical diversity appears in the phenotype of different populations of a given species and specific geographical factors are directly or indirectly involved in this variation. Due to their wide distribution range, snakes of the genus Platyceps Blyth, 1860 are wonderful case studies for morphological evaluation. In this study, 49 specimens of the Platyceps rhodorachis-ventromaculatus species complex in four geographic areas from Iran were examined using morphological characters. The results of statistical analysis did not show any sexual demorphisem except in the character of Gular scales (P value = 0.038), but did show significant variation in the number of scales and in other morphological characters among populations in this group. Generally, four morphological clusters were distinguished with Sistan and Baluchestan Province being the most distinct from each other. Additionally, there was a visible slope of changes in some morphological characters associated with latitude, so that with increasing latitude, the body size of the specimens increases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1cfa310b78464366ae2a26b3fac494c22024-01-20T05:29:03ZengFerdowsi University of MashhadIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics1735-434X2423-42222022-12-0118217118410.22067/ijab.2022.76150.102843215Phenotypic and geographic variation among populations of the Platyceps rhodorachis-ventromaculatus species complex (Ophidia: Colubridae) in IranSeyed Hassan Moradi0Eskandar Rastegar Pouyani1Seyyed Saeed Hosseinian Yousefkhani2Jamil Zargan3Department of biology, Faculty of science, Razi University, Kermanshah, IranDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, IranDepartment of Animal Science, School of Biology, Damghan University, Damghan, IranDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, IranGeographical diversity appears in the phenotype of different populations of a given species and specific geographical factors are directly or indirectly involved in this variation. Due to their wide distribution range, snakes of the genus Platyceps Blyth, 1860 are wonderful case studies for morphological evaluation. In this study, 49 specimens of the Platyceps rhodorachis-ventromaculatus species complex in four geographic areas from Iran were examined using morphological characters. The results of statistical analysis did not show any sexual demorphisem except in the character of Gular scales (P value = 0.038), but did show significant variation in the number of scales and in other morphological characters among populations in this group. Generally, four morphological clusters were distinguished with Sistan and Baluchestan Province being the most distinct from each other. Additionally, there was a visible slope of changes in some morphological characters associated with latitude, so that with increasing latitude, the body size of the specimens increases.https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_43215_3679fc87678b8b944d25d37a2c2fc9bd.pdfplatyceps rhodorachisplatyceps ventromaculatuscolubridaemorphologyphenotypiciran |
| spellingShingle | Seyed Hassan Moradi Eskandar Rastegar Pouyani Seyyed Saeed Hosseinian Yousefkhani Jamil Zargan Phenotypic and geographic variation among populations of the Platyceps rhodorachis-ventromaculatus species complex (Ophidia: Colubridae) in Iran Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics platyceps rhodorachis platyceps ventromaculatus colubridae morphology phenotypic iran |
| title | Phenotypic and geographic variation among populations of the Platyceps rhodorachis-ventromaculatus species complex (Ophidia: Colubridae) in Iran |
| title_full | Phenotypic and geographic variation among populations of the Platyceps rhodorachis-ventromaculatus species complex (Ophidia: Colubridae) in Iran |
| title_fullStr | Phenotypic and geographic variation among populations of the Platyceps rhodorachis-ventromaculatus species complex (Ophidia: Colubridae) in Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phenotypic and geographic variation among populations of the Platyceps rhodorachis-ventromaculatus species complex (Ophidia: Colubridae) in Iran |
| title_short | Phenotypic and geographic variation among populations of the Platyceps rhodorachis-ventromaculatus species complex (Ophidia: Colubridae) in Iran |
| title_sort | phenotypic and geographic variation among populations of the platyceps rhodorachis ventromaculatus species complex ophidia colubridae in iran |
| topic | platyceps rhodorachis platyceps ventromaculatus colubridae morphology phenotypic iran |
| url | https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_43215_3679fc87678b8b944d25d37a2c2fc9bd.pdf |
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