| Titre : | New insights in the taxonomy of the Persian Sand Gecko, Tropiocolotes persicus (Nikolsky, 1903) (Sauria: Gekkonidae) (2010) |
| Auteurs : | Mehdi Rajabizadeh, Auteur ; Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani, Auteur ; Hiva Faizi, Auteur ; Hamid Bostanchi, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Zoology in the Middle East (49 2010) |
| Article en page(s) : | 55-62 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : | Morphological examination of six specimens of Tropiocolotes persicus (Nikolsky, 1903) collected from two new localities in southern Iran has shed new light on the taxonomy of this enigmatic species. Detailed morphological examination of the specimens revealed the presence of ontogenetic change in the dorsal pattern of the specimens. The specimens also show a combination of morphological characters from various subspecies of T. persicus, and raise important questions about their validity. The taxonomy of Tropiocolotes persicus is discussed. |



