Deletion of lacerta danfordi (reptilia: lacertidae) from the herpetofaunal lists of petra (Jordan) and mt. hermon, with zoogeograpidcal implications

J. H. Hoofien, N. Sivan, Y. L. Werner

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Abstract

The lizard Lacerta danfordi had been reported from Petra (Jordan) and Mt. Hermon. Examination of recent taxonomic literature and 266 specimens of the L. danfordi-L. laevis complex from Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan shows that the populations concerned belong to L. laevis. Characterized by lacking a masseteric plate, this disjunctly distributed morph may be referred to as L. laevis cf. kulzeri Mueller and Wettstein, 1932.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)97-105
Number of pages9
JournalIsrael Journal of Zoology
Volume37
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990

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