[PDF][PDF] The Herpetofauna of the southern Jordan

S Al-Quran - … -Eurasian Journal Agriculture & Environmental Science, 2009 - gallotia.de
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A total number of 70 herpetofaunistic species organised in 3 orders and 18 families were
surveyed during a period of two years (2005–2007) in southern Jordan. The orders are (1)
Ophidia has 7 families: Leptotyphlopidae (1 species), Typhlopidae (2 species), Boidae (1
species), Colubdridae (17 species), Atractaspididae (1 species), Elapidae (1 species) and
Viperidae (5 species).(2) Sauria has 7 families: Gekkonidae (12 species), Chamaeleonidae
(1 species), Agamidae (8 species), Lacertidae (3 species), Sincidae (8 species), Anguidae …
Abstract
A total number of 70 herpetofaunistic species organised in 3 orders and 18 families were surveyed during a period of two years (2005–2007) in southern Jordan. The orders are (1) Ophidia has 7 families: Leptotyphlopidae (1 species), Typhlopidae (2 species), Boidae (1 species), Colubdridae (17 species), Atractaspididae (1 species), Elapidae (1 species) and Viperidae (5 species).(2) Sauria has 7 families: Gekkonidae (12 species), Chamaeleonidae (1 species), Agamidae (8 species), Lacertidae (3 species), Sincidae (8 species), Anguidae (1 species), Varanidae (1 species).(3) Testudines has 4 families: Cheloniidae (2 species), Dermochetylidae (1 species), Emydidae (1 species) and Testudinidae (1 species). The species listed were all resident and were mostly found throughout the year. The diversity of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in the study area encouraged the occurrence of the species. The results reinforce the necessity of longterm inventory plannings in order to understand the ecology and the dynamics of herpetofaunistic and other wildlife communities in the study area. The over-increasing of human impact on the existing natural resources in the southern Jordan has threatened the ecology diversity of wildlife species, where the populations of some herpetofaunaistic species (especially frog species) and many reptilian species are declining in diversity status and abundance. The author recommend at the end the improving cooperation of different parties to enhance the public awareness and to implement environmental laws and legislation to conserve the sensitive and rare species of herpetofauna components.
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