بررسي فون سوسماران منطقه حفاظت‌شده ارسباران در استان آذربايجان شرقي

The lizard fauna of Arasbaran protected area, East Azerbaijan, Iran

ارسباران يك منطقه كوهستاني با كوههاي داراي شيب تند و جنگلي است كه در شمال استان آذربايجان­ شرقي و در همسايگي كشور هاي جمهوري آذربايجان، ارمنستان و جنوب رود ارس، در محدوده '40 °38 تا '8 °39 شمالي و'39 °46 تا '2 °47 شرقي واقع شده است. در طي مطالعه و نمونه­برداري فون خزندگان منطقه ارسباران كه از تير ماه سال 90 تا تير سال 92 انجام شد. مجموعا141 نمونه از 4 خانواده، 11 جنس و 12 گونه و زير گونه سوسمار جمع‌آوري و شناسايي شد. كه اين نمونه‌ها شامل: Paralaudakia caucasia, Phrynocephalus persicus, Trapelus lessonae, Anguidae: Pseudopus apodus, Lacertidae: Darevskia raddeii, Iranolacerta brandtii, Eremias strauchi, Lacerta media, Lacerta strigata, Ophisops elegans and Scincidae: Eumeces schneideri, Ablepharus bivittatus

The Arasbaran Protected Area is a forested and mountainous area, which is located in northern part of East Azerbaijan province and bordered to the north by Armenia and Azerbaijan and southern Aras River of the Iranian Plateau confined to 38°40' to 39°08'N and 46°39' to 47°02'E. A study on the status of Sauria in this area was carried out from June to September 2011 and 2013. A total of 141 specimens were collected and identified, which represented four families, 11genera, and 12 species and subspecies, including collected Agamidae: Paralaudakia caucasia, Phrynocephalus persicus, Trapelus lessonae, Anguidae: Pseudopus apodus, Lacertidae: Darevskia raddeii, Iranolacerta brandtii, Eremias strauchi, Lacerta media, Lacerta strigata, Ophisops elegans and Scincidae: Eumeces schneideri Ablepharus bivittatus. The Lacertidae with six species, showed the highest diversity among the families represented here. In this study a new locality was found for Lacerta strigata 30 km north of kalibar, in the Arasbaran