A Primary Ecological Study of Ferdows city lizards of Southern Khorasan Province

Abstract

This study was carried out as a preliminary ecological study of Ferdows city lizards, for seven months in Southern Khorasan province. A total of 72 specimens were collected from 11 locations by hand and continuous walking and direct observation. Specimens were transferred to the laboratory and identified by identification keys. The results showed, the specimens are belonging to three families: Lacertidae, Agamidae, Gekkonidae, 10 genera and 17 species: Teratoscincus scincus, T. bedriagai, Crossobamon eversmanni, Bunopus tuberculatus, Phrynocephalus scutellatus, Ph. mystaceus, Trapelus agilis, Eremias nigrocellata, E. fasciata, E. persica, Agamura persica, Mesalina watsonana, Cyrtopodion scabrum, C. caspium, C. longipes, Laudakia nupta and L. microlepis .The habitat of species were studied too.