Additional data to the herpetofauna of Afghanistan

oleh: Daniel Jablonski, John M. Regan, Chace Holzheuser, Javeed Farooqi, Abdul Basit, Rafaqat Masroor

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Pensoft Publishers 2019-09-01

Deskripsi

This study provides observation on 21 species of amphibians and reptiles obtained during various field trips in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2018. The core of this study is distributional data collected mostly by the second author of this paper that were systematically evaluated. Our records show a notable expansion of the current distribution range for several species and highlight the need for more extensive further sampling within the entire country. The first record of Cyrtopodion agamuroides (Nikolsky, 1900) complex for Afghanistan is presented here, increasing the number of herpetofauna in the country to 117 species.