Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics最新文献

{"title":"An internal transcribed spacer 2 gene fragment, as a suitable phylogenetic marker in Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus (Acari: Rhipicephalinae) species","authors":"Z. Telmadarraiy, M. Nasrabadi, M. Sedaghat, A. Hosseini-Chegeni, R. Hosseini, S. Hashemi-Aghdam, Sahereh Gholami","doi":"10.22067/ijab.v12i2.49415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/ijab.v12i2.49415","url":null,"abstract":"Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus (Acari: Ixodidae: Rhipicephalinae) are the most important ectoparasites and biological vector of pathogen agents. The taxonomy of some Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus species is more debatable. The traditional taxonomy of ticks have been revolutionized using polymerase chain reaction. The specificity, efficiency and accuracy of PCR is highly dependent on the oligonucleotide primers. In this study, five primers designed for amplification of a fragment ITS2 so-called TAH-1, TAH-2, TRH (for Hyalomma) and TAH-3, TAH-4 (for Rhipicephalus). Successfully, 24 and 29 ITS2 sample was sequenced using these primers. As well as, an ITS2 phylogenetic tree were constructed using BEAST basis on the Bayesian Inference (BI) method. The most Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus species well differentiated using ITS2 fragment since the designed primer fail to amplify gene target in few cases.","PeriodicalId":14532,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81932316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Integrative taxonomy of Meriones persicus (Rodentia, Gerbillinae) in Iran","authors":"M. Dianat, J. Darvish, M. Aliabadian, H. Haddadian, A. Khajeh, V. Nicolas","doi":"10.22067/IJAB.V12I1.55424","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/IJAB.V12I1.55424","url":null,"abstract":"Five subspecies of the Persian Jird, Meriones persicus, were reported from Iran. These subspecies were described based on morphological characters and coat colors of few specimens. The question of the validity of these subspecies and their geographic distribution is raised. In this study, we combined genetic markers (Cox1, Cytb and IRBP genes), morphometric (external and skull measurments), morphologic (coloration), and karyotypic data to study intraspecific variation in M. persicus in the Iranian Plateau. Three distinct genetic lineages can be recognized in Iran (I, IIA, IIB), and these genetic lineages are separated by natural geographic barriers (Abarkooh, Central and Lut deserts). Our morphometric results also show significant differences between these three lineages, and emphasized morphometric variability within clade IIA, where two subgroups could be recognized. However one of these subgroup was represented by only two individuals in our analyses, and additional morphometric data are needed to confirm this result. Fur coloration vary greatly among Iranian specimens and does not seems to be a reliable taxonomic character. Variation in FNa and morphology of the sex chromosomes was observed between populations, but the determinants of this variation and its significance for taxonomy needs to be investigated. To conclude, this study suggest that three to four subspecies should probably be recognized in Iran, but additional data with more specimens are needed to confirm this result.","PeriodicalId":14532,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85061490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reptiles Fauna of Sabzevar, Northeastern Iran","authors":"R. Nasrabadi, E. Rastegar-pouyani, S. H. Yousefkhani, A. Khani","doi":"10.22067/IJAB.V12I2.37650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/IJAB.V12I2.37650","url":null,"abstract":"The reptile's fauna of Sabzevar was investigated during 10 years (2003-2013). In total 43 species belonging to 29 genera, 13families and two orders (Squamata and Testudines) were collected and identified. The most diverse group in the area is lizards with 23 species, followed by snakes with 18 species and the testudines with one species. The most diverse families are Colubridae , Lacertidae with 8 and Gekkonidae with 5 species respectively, followed by Agamidae with 4 species, Viperidae, Boidae and Scincidae with 3 species each, Lamrophiidae and Spherodactylidae with 2 species and 4 families Elapidae, Thyphlopidae, Varanidae and Testudonidae with only one species each","PeriodicalId":14532,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88107525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Systematics of the genera Eumeces Wiegmann, 1834 and Eurylepis Blyth 1854 (Sauria: Scincidae): A review","authors":"Hiva Feizi, N. Rastegar-Pouyani, E. Rastegar-pouyani, Nastaran Heidari","doi":"10.22067/IJAB.V12I2.47546","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/IJAB.V12I2.47546","url":null,"abstract":"There are several papers related to the split of the genus Eumeces sensu lato into four distinct genera (Eumeces sensu stricto Wiegmann, 1834; Plestiodon Dum??ril & Bibron, 1839; Mesoscincus Griffith, Ngo & Murphy, 2000 and Eurylepis Blyth, 1854). From these, three important ones stand out. The genus has undergone extensive taxonomic changes. There was an initial morphologcial split which identified the correct four groups but failed to get the correct nomenclatures. These errors were later corrected. In a chronological order, Novoeumeces suggested as a new name for the schneiderii group and subsequently re-changed to the genus Eumeces s.s. North American-clade is now considered as Plestiodon. The name Eumeces (sensu stricto) was retained for the group close to the type species (Eumeces pavimentatus) which is part of the African-Central Asian clade. There are now only five species of Eumeces left. The others (old Eumeces) are now found in Eurylepis (2 species), Mesoscincus (3 species) and Plestiodon (47 species). A detailed story of these changes plus a brief comparison of current four genera based on mentioned morphological characters in the literatures are discussed in this paper.","PeriodicalId":14532,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83156360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sexual Dimorphism in Trapelus ruderatus ruderatus (Olivier, 1804) (Sauria: Agamidae) in Southern Iraq","authors":"R. Karamiani, R. G. Mohammed, N. Rastegar-Pouyani, F. A. Rhadi","doi":"10.22067/IJAB.V12I2.45710","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/IJAB.V12I2.45710","url":null,"abstract":"Sexual dimorphism in 45 ( 27 males, 18 females ) specimens of Trapelus ruderatus ruderatus was studied in specimens collected from three localities: Bahr AL-Najaf, AL-Najaf Province; Albedhan village, Said dekheel county, Dhi-Qar Province and Khor AL-Zubair, AL-Basra Province, southern Iraq. Of 23 studied characters in males and females, statistical analysis using SPSS software version 20.00 showed significant differences in 11, out of 23, characters (male-biased): SVL, TL, HW, HH, DCC, RP, NP, CT, VL, AbnL and LHS. In comparison to females, males had different color pattern, much darker and more developed gular folds and darker ventral regions.","PeriodicalId":14532,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75578038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The first troglophilic terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) from Iran with a description of a new species","authors":"G. Kashani, M. Dashan, S. Sadeghi","doi":"10.22067/IJAB.V12I1.48820","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/IJAB.V12I1.48820","url":null,"abstract":"The present study reports on the first troglophilic terrestrial isopod from Iran. Protracheoniscus faramarzi n. sp. was found in Shafagh Cave, southern Iran. The new species is described and its diagnostic characters are figured. This species is distinguished by the long and narrow antennae, the reduced body pigmentation and the number of ommatidia","PeriodicalId":14532,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84598079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Annotated checklist of semi- venomous and venomous snakes of Iraq","authors":"Israa Nadhim Habeeb, R. Karamiani, N. Rastegar-Pouyani","doi":"10.22067/IJAB.V12I2.49062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/IJAB.V12I2.49062","url":null,"abstract":"This study includes a check-list of semi-venomous and venomous snakes in Iraq along with their distribution and classification. Collectively, from the family Clubridae, three genera, and seven species of semi-venomous snakes and from the families Viperidae four genera and six species, Elapidae one genus and two species, Hydrophiinae five genera, and eight species of venomous snakes are distributed in different geographic regions of Iraq.","PeriodicalId":14532,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85084848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"New records of eriophyoid mites (Acari: Trombidiformes, Eriophyidae) from Golestan province of Iran","authors":"A. Gol, H. S. Nmaghi, X. Xue","doi":"10.22067/IJAB.V12I1.48055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/IJAB.V12I1.48055","url":null,"abstract":": Four Eriophyoid mite species are reported from Golestan province of Iran as new records. They are Tetra salixis (Xue et al., 2006) on Salix caprea Kilmarnock (Saliaceae); Tegonotus depressus (Nalepa, 1894) on Corylus avellana Contorta (Betulaceae); Aceria salviae (Nalepa, 1891) on Salvia sp. (Lamiaceae) and Epitrimerus gibbosus (Nalepa, 1892) on Rubus fruticosus L (Rosaceae). Morphological diagnostic characters and geographical distribution of the collected species are briefly discussed.","PeriodicalId":14532,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80281080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Range extension of the Misonne’s swollen-nose gecko, Rhinogecko misonnei de Witte, 1973 (Sauria: Geckonidae) in Iran","authors":"M. Akbarpour, S. Shafiei","doi":"10.22067/IJAB.V11I2.49245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/IJAB.V11I2.49245","url":null,"abstract":"During fieldwork in May 2015 in southeastern Iran an adult Misonne’s swollen-nose gecko, Rhinogecko misonnei de Witte, 1973 was found. Distance of this point into type locality in the west of Kerman is 186 km and into next reported in the west of type locality is 238 km. This record introduces a new locality and wider distribution of Rhinogecko misonnei in Iran. There is information about morphology and habitat of this species.","PeriodicalId":14532,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91256499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"First report of the brine shrimp Artemia (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) from Bazangan Lake, Iran","authors":"A. Mohammadyari, F. Ghassemzadeh, Farahnaz - Molavi, Mehran Mohammadzadeh, A. Fooladi","doi":"10.22067/IJAB.V11I2.52157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22067/IJAB.V11I2.52157","url":null,"abstract":"Artemia has been recorded in thalassohaline and athalassohaline saline habitats from all over the world (Persoone & Sorgeloos, 1980) and is widely used in aquaculture as a food source for crustaceans and fish (Leger et al., 1986). The occurrence of wild Artemia populations from 17 hypersaline environments such as saline lakes, lagoons and salty rivers, distributed over 12 provinces in Iran were previously reported (Abatzopoulos et al., 2006) We added parthenogenetic Artemia from Bazangan lake as 18th natural habitat in the country (Fig. 1). All Iranian Artemia populations are parthenogenetic except one bisexual population namely Artemia urmiana from Urmia Lake (Agh, 2006). The historical record of existence of Artemia dates back to 982, more than one thousand years ago, from Urmia Lake, by an unknown Iranian geographer (Asem, 2008).The parthenogenesis populations have been reported from Lagoons around Urmia Lake, Urmia and Fesendooz, West Azerbaijan province; Lagoons around Urmia Lake Dasht-E-Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province; Maharlu Lake Shiraz, Bakhtegan Lake Shiraz and Tashk Lake Shiraz, Fars province; Incheh Lake Gonbad and Shor Lake Gonbad, Golestan province; Varmal catchment Zabul, Sistan and Baluchestan province; Mighan Lake Arak, Central province; Qom Salt Lake Qom and Houze Sultan Lake Qom, Qom province; Gaav Khooni Lake Hasan Abad, Isfahan province; Kale Shoor Gonabad, Razavi Khorasan province; Kale Shoor Khorram Abad, Lorestan province; Nough Kerman, Kerman province; Shurabil Lake (extinct) Ardabil, Ardabil province; Kale Shoor Hashtgerd Karaj, Alborz province (Agh, 2006; Abatzopoulos et al., 2006). Several studies have been done about the geology, biology and ecology of Bazangan Lake (Adabi & Mohammadzadeh, 1998; Khoshbakht, 1998 & Gholami et al., 2007). Bazangan Lake is located at N 36°18.48', E 060°28.53' between Mashhad and Sarakhs in north east of Iran (Fig. 1). Its surface area is 690,000 m(69 hectare), altitude 860 m and maximum depth 12 m in high water years (Gholami et al., 2007; Behroozi Rad, 2007). Bazangan wetland is an important habitat for birds, especially as a nesting site for some native and migrating species (Behroozi Rad, 2007). Artemia is the major food source for these species. During a regularly annual sampling, the brine shrimp Artemia was observed for the first time in Bazangan Lake and some water characteristics were also recorded for environmental monitoring. Plankton net (100 μm mesh size) was towed through the water for sampling cyst and adult Artemia in November 2015. The presence or absences of males were carefully recorded with visual inspection in Artemia population. Physical and chemical water characteristics like temperature, TDS, pH and electrical conductivity were determined with HANNA HI 98129 Pocket multimeter-combo Archive of SID","PeriodicalId":14532,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84045009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}