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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| author | Fadhil Abbas Rhadi Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani Rasoul Karamiani Rihab Ghaleb Mohammed |
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| description | 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 should be classified into E. jaculus jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) and E. jaculus familiaris Echwald, 1831. In addition, ten specimens belonging to a population of Eryx in the area were found to differ from all other E. jaculus in that their second upper labial being lower than the third one. These specimens, which are tentatively regarded as Eryx cf.miliaris (Pallas, 1773), need more comprehensive study to clarify their taxonomic status and phylogenetic relationship using more morphological traits, ecology, and molecular studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6df01b5bc9924d24adcf50b5fc0250422022-12-22T04:04:32ZengFerdowsi University of MashhadIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics1735-434X2423-42222015-05-0111214915610.22067/ijab.v11i2.4515727719Taxonomic status of sand boas of the genus Eryx (Daudin, 1803) (Serpentes: Boidae) in Bahr Al-Najaf Depression, Al-Najaf Province, IraqFadhil Abbas Rhadi0Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani1Rasoul Karamiani2Rihab Ghaleb Mohammed3Department of Biology, Faculty of ScienceDepartment of Biology, Faculty of ScienceDepartment of Biology, Faculty of ScienceDepartment of Biology, Faculty of ScienceFive 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 should be classified into E. jaculus jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) and E. jaculus familiaris Echwald, 1831. In addition, ten specimens belonging to a population of Eryx in the area were found to differ from all other E. jaculus in that their second upper labial being lower than the third one. These specimens, which are tentatively regarded as Eryx cf.miliaris (Pallas, 1773), need more comprehensive study to clarify their taxonomic status and phylogenetic relationship using more morphological traits, ecology, and molecular studies.https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_27719_bc3fff580eda3615b64c0fc58d939272.pdferyxmorphological charactersbahr al-najaf depressioniraq |
| spellingShingle | Fadhil Abbas Rhadi Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani Rasoul Karamiani Rihab Ghaleb Mohammed Taxonomic status of sand boas of the genus Eryx (Daudin, 1803) (Serpentes: Boidae) in Bahr Al-Najaf Depression, Al-Najaf Province, Iraq Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics eryx morphological characters bahr al-najaf depression iraq |
| title | Taxonomic status of sand boas of the genus Eryx (Daudin, 1803) (Serpentes: Boidae) in Bahr Al-Najaf Depression, Al-Najaf Province, Iraq |
| title_full | Taxonomic status of sand boas of the genus Eryx (Daudin, 1803) (Serpentes: Boidae) in Bahr Al-Najaf Depression, Al-Najaf Province, Iraq |
| title_fullStr | Taxonomic status of sand boas of the genus Eryx (Daudin, 1803) (Serpentes: Boidae) in Bahr Al-Najaf Depression, Al-Najaf Province, Iraq |
| title_full_unstemmed | Taxonomic status of sand boas of the genus Eryx (Daudin, 1803) (Serpentes: Boidae) in Bahr Al-Najaf Depression, Al-Najaf Province, Iraq |
| title_short | Taxonomic status of sand boas of the genus Eryx (Daudin, 1803) (Serpentes: Boidae) in Bahr Al-Najaf Depression, Al-Najaf Province, Iraq |
| title_sort | taxonomic status of sand boas of the genus eryx daudin 1803 serpentes boidae in bahr al najaf depression al najaf province iraq |
| topic | eryx morphological characters bahr al-najaf depression iraq |
| url | https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_27719_bc3fff580eda3615b64c0fc58d939272.pdf |
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