Taxonomic status of sand boas of the genus Eryx (Daudin, 1803) (Serpentes: Boidae) in Bahr Al-Najaf Depression, Al-Najaf Province, Iraq

Five metric and 10 meristic characters were studied in 30 specimens of Eryx (Daudin, 1803) in Bahr Al-Najaf depression, Al-Najaf Province – Iraq. According to the results, and considering the principle of priority, we concluded that the populations of E. jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the study area sh...

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Main Authors: Fadhil Abbas Rhadi, Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani, Rasoul Karamiani, Rihab Ghaleb Mohammed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad 2015-05-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
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Online Access:https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_27719_bc3fff580eda3615b64c0fc58d939272.pdf