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Department of Biology, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, USA , aaron.bauer@villanova.edu
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Book Review
Herpetology in Iran is alive and well and experiencing an unprecedented period of productivity. Consequently, in recent years there have been several books dealing with the reptiles of Iran. Among these are works by Rastegar-Pouyani et al. (2007), Kamali (2017) and Rajabizadeh (2018). Although each of these makes a valuable contribution, these books were published in Farsi only, limiting their usefulness to those outside of Iran.
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Keywords: Herpetology, lizard, snakes, Iran
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Received: 2019/08/12 | Accepted: 2019/08/15 | Published: 2019/09/30

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