New record of Sandfish Skink, Scincus scincus conirostris Blanford, 1881 (Sauria: Scincidae) from southeastern Iran

By

Shafiei, Soheila
Sehhatisabet, Mohammad Ebrahim
Moradi, Naeim

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015-10-22

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

11

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1774--3

Subjects

Distribution , Iran , Sandfish Skink , Scincus scincus conirostris

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/11.5.1774

 

Abstract

One adult female specimen of the Sandfish Skink (Scincus scincus conirostris) was collected in southeastern Iran during fieldwork on 20 January 2009. Interestingly, the new locality of the species is situated approximately 700 km east of the nearest previously known locality. This record indicates a larger distribution of Scincus scincus conirostris on the Iranian plateau than previously known. Information on morphological characters and habitat are presented herein.