The booid snakes (superfamily Booidae) are a near–circumglobally distributed group of
macrostoman alethinophidian squamates, and several lineages are of significant …

Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species, published in 2014, was the
first catalogue of its kind and covered all living and fossil snakes described between 1758 …

This study provides an illustrated account, a comprehensive update of the systematics, and
a bibliography of the 15 species of anurans in five families, eight genera; and of the six …

We describe species richness patterns of venomous snakes in Iran in order to produce
snakebite risk prediction maps and identify gaps in regional health care centers capable of …

Abstract The genus Microgecko Nikolsky 1907 belongs to the family Gekkonidae and
contains eight species distributed in Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, northwestern India and …

Species distribution models (SDM) are geographical models of biospatial patterns in
association with environmental factors (Franklin 1995). The predictive models of species' …

The potential distribution of one the most venomous snake species of Iran, the endemic
Macrovipera razii, has been studied. A total of 54 occurrence records with four informative …

Abstract Kuh-e Bafq Protected Area and Darreh-Anjir Wildlife Refuge are located in Yazd
Province, Central Iran. Although reptiles are relatively diverse in this area, little is known …

Objective: Snakes are among the predators of any ecosystem and have been seen in
different parts of Iran. The report on their distribution in Isfahan province was taken into …

Reptiles are important components of natural ecosystems but because of limited dispersal
ability they are sensitive to habitat destruction, road development and climate change …