Survey of the reptilian fauna of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia v. the lizard fauna of Turaif region

Joint Authors

Parai, Bilal Ahmad
al-Sadun, Muhammad K.

Source

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Issue

Vol. 23, Issue 5 (30 Sep. 2016), pp.642-648, 7 p.

Publisher

Saudi Biological Society

Publication Date

2016-09-30

Country of Publication

Saudi Arabia

No. of Pages

7

Main Subjects

Zoology

Abstract EN

Turaif area located in the Northern border region of Saudi Arabia is one of the most important regions of the Kingdom.

This work was proposed to throw light on the diversity of lizard fauna investigated through the collection and subsequent identification of specimens from different localities of Turaif region of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Sixteen species of lizards belonging to 5 families (Agamidae, Gekkonidae, Lacertidae, Scincidae and Varanidae) were recorded.

Lacertidae was the most common family.

Three species of lizards namely Acanthodactylus orientalis, Acanthodactylus scutellatus and Acanthodactylus grandis were reported for the first time in the Turaif region of Saudi Arabia.

The geographical distribution of the collected species within this province was mapped.

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American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Sadun, Muhammad K.& Parai, Bilal Ahmad& al-Utaybi, Hamad. 2016. Survey of the reptilian fauna of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia v. the lizard fauna of Turaif region. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 23, no. 5, pp.642-648.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Utaybi, Hamad…[et al.]. Survey of the reptilian fauna of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia v. the lizard fauna of Turaif region. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 23, no. 5 (Sep. 2016), pp.642-648.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Sadun, Muhammad K.& Parai, Bilal Ahmad& al-Utaybi, Hamad. Survey of the reptilian fauna of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia v. the lizard fauna of Turaif region. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2016. Vol. 23, no. 5, pp.642-648.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-707980

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 647-648

Record ID

BIM-707980