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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
A preliminary report on the distribution of lizards in Qatar
ZooKeys, Volume 373, Year 2014
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We have updated the list of the lizard species present in Qatar and produced the first distribution maps based on two field surveys in 2012 and 2013. We used the QND95/Qatar National Grid with a grid of 10 × 10 km squares for mapping. Our results show the occurrence of 21 lizard species in Qatar, from the 15 species indicated in the last biodiversity report conducted in 2004. The most abundant family found in Qatar is Gekkonidae with nine species (Bunopus tuberculatus, Cyrtopodion scabrum, Hemidactylus robustus, H. flaviviridis, H. persicus, Stenodactylus arabicus, S. slevini, S. doriae, Pseudoceramodactylus khobarensis), followed by Lacertidae with four species (Acanthodactylus schmidti, A. opheodurus, Mesalina brevirostris, M. adramitana), Agamidae with three species (Trapelus flavimaculatus, Uromastyx aegyptia, Phrynocephalus arabicus), Scincidae with two species (Scincus mitranus, Trachylepis septemtaeniata), and Varanidae (Varanus griseus), Sphaerodactylidae (Pristurus rupestris) and Trogonophiidae (Diplometopon zarudnyi) with one species each. The species richness fluctuated largely across Qatar between one and eleven species per grid square. We believe that the lizard fauna records in Qatar are still incomplete and that additional studies are required. However, our study here fills a gap concerning lizard biodiversity knowledge in the Gulf Region. © Dan Cogǎlniceanu et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Cogǎlniceanu, Dan
Romania, Constanta
Ovidius University of Constanta
Castilla, Aurora M.
Qatar, Doha
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute
Spain, Solsona
Centre Tecnológic Forestal de Catalunya
Valdeón, Aitor
Spain, Donostia-san Sebastian
Aranzadi Society of Sciences
Spain, Zaragoza
Universidad de Zaragoza
Gosá, Alberto
Spain, Donostia-san Sebastian
Aranzadi Society of Sciences
Al-Jaidah, Noora
Qatar, Doha
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute
Alkuwary, Ali
Qatar, Doha
Ministry of Environment
Saifelnasr, Essam O.H.
Egypt, Cairo
Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture, Cairo
Qatar, Doha
Ministry of Environment
Mas-Peinado, Paloma
Spain, Madrid
Csic - Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales Mncn
Richer, Renee
Qatar, Doha
Weill Cornell Medicine-qatar
Al-Hemaidi, Ahmad Amer Mohd
Qatar, Doha
Ministry of Environment
Statistics
Citations: 11
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 9
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3897/zookeys.373.5994
ISSN:
13132989
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study