@article{ author = {Mousavi-Sabet, Hame}, title = {Exotic ornamental fishes in Iranian inland water basins: an updated checklist}, abstract ={The number of exotic freshwater ornamental fish species released from the aquarium trade in Iran has been increasing in recent years. All recorded exotic aquarium fishes are listed here, including 8 species in 7 genera, 5 families, and 5 orders. The introduced species belong to the Neotropical, Nearctic and Palearctic fish elements. Their distribution ranges within Iranian freshwater ecosystems are given, and the presence of Koi (ornamental Cyprinus carpio) are recorded for the first time from Iranian inland waters. Eradication programs need to be accompanied by a public awareness campaign to ensure that the aquarium trade and hobbyists do not release these pet fishes into natural habitats.}, Keywords = {Aquarium trade, exotic fish, alien species, Neotropical, Nearctic, Palearctic}, volume = {1}, Number = {1}, pages = {1-10}, publisher = {Lorestan University Press}, doi = {10.29252/JAD.2019.1.1.1}, url = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-32-en.html}, eprint = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-32-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Animal Diversity}, issn = {2676-685X}, eissn = {2676-685X}, year = {2019} } @article{ author = {Pesarakloo, Alireza and Najibzadeh, Masoumeh}, title = {Life history of the Levant water frog, Pelophylax bedriagae (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) in western Iran}, abstract ={In the present study, we studied the development and morphology of different larval stages of Pelophylax bedriagae (Camerano) at two rearing temperatures (20 and 24 °C). Eggs were collected from a breeding site in western Iran. Diagnostic morphological characters are provided for Gosner (1960) larval stages 1–46. The larvae hatched about seven days after egg deposition in the laboratory. A principal diagnostic feature, the formation of the funnel-shaped oral disc, became discernible about ten days after hatching at Gosner stage 21 and degenerated at Gosner stage 42. Based on our results, the longest metamorphosis time was observed at 20 °C whilst the shortest metamorphosis time occurred at 24 °C. The largest body length of larval P. bedriagae measured about 54 mm in 70 days after egg deposition. Compared with the majority of other Palearctic anurans, it appears that embryonic and larval development is usually slow in P. bedriagae.}, Keywords = {Development, larval stages, Pelophylax bedriagae, temperatures}, volume = {1}, Number = {1}, pages = {11-19}, publisher = {Lorestan University Press}, doi = {10.29252/JAD.2019.1.1.2}, url = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-33-en.html}, eprint = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-33-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Animal Diversity}, issn = {2676-685X}, eissn = {2676-685X}, year = {2019} } @article{ author = {Bauer, Aaron M.}, title = {The Atlas of Reptiles of Iran. Omid Mozaffari, Kamran Kamali and Hadi Fahimi. 2016. Iran Department of the Environment, Tehran. 361 pp.}, abstract ={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. ...}, Keywords = {Herpetology, lizard, snakes, Iran}, volume = {1}, Number = {1}, pages = {20-25}, publisher = {Lorestan University Press}, doi = {10.29252/JAD.2019.1.1.3}, url = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-34-en.html}, eprint = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-34-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Animal Diversity}, issn = {2676-685X}, eissn = {2676-685X}, year = {2019} } @article{ author = {Gippoliti, Spartaco}, title = {Conservation breeding programs and refined taxonomy as a political tool for biodiversity conservation: the de Beaux and Durrell legacies}, abstract ={Over the past decades, zoos and aquaria have shifted from an emphasis on ex situ conservation of animal species to strategies that emphasize educative and fund-raising efforts to halt environmental degradation ‘in situ’. However, it is here proposed that ‘ex situ’ breeding programs have a strong educative potential and if they are coupled with a fine-grain taxonomy based on phylogenetic thinking, they can be perceived as a strong ethical message against homogenization of global biodiversity to be directed at global, national and local levels.}, Keywords = {Zoos, phylogenetic systematics, local populations, evolutionary history, ‘ex situ’ conservation, endemism, tourism}, volume = {1}, Number = {1}, pages = {26-33}, publisher = {Lorestan University Press}, doi = {10.29252/JAD.2019.1.1.4}, url = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-35-en.html}, eprint = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-35-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Animal Diversity}, issn = {2676-685X}, eissn = {2676-685X}, year = {2019} } @article{ author = {Hosseini-Chegeni, Asadollah}, title = {Additional records of the tropical nest fly, Passeromyia heterochaeta Villeneuve, 1915 (Diptera: Muscidae) from western Iran supported by DNA barcoding}, abstract ={Passeromyia is a genus of flies associated with birds’ nests. Adults of Passeromyia heterochaeta were found within the houses near to domestic pigeon nests in Lorestan Province, western Iran. Flies were identified at the genus level by analysis of COI  sequences of a representative specimen. Then, the specimens were identified according to morphological characteristics as P. heterochaeta and the sequence was submitted to the GenBank under this name. DNA barcoding approach can be used for approximate identification before using morphological keys.}, Keywords = {Bird myiasis, COI barcoding, phylogenetic tree, Lorestan Province}, volume = {1}, Number = {1}, pages = {34-40}, publisher = {Lorestan University Press}, doi = {10.29252/JAD.2019.1.1.5}, url = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-36-en.html}, eprint = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-36-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Animal Diversity}, issn = {2676-685X}, eissn = {2676-685X}, year = {2019} } @article{ author = {Khaleghizadeh, Abolghasem and Anuar, Shahrul}, title = {Comparative behavioral ecology of the White-Bellied Sea Eagle and Brahminy Kite (Aves: Accipitriformes) in Northwestern Malaysia}, abstract ={Behavioral events of two raptor species, the White-bellied Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus leucogaster Gmelin, 1788 and Brahminy Kite, Haliastur indus Boddaert, 1783 were studied once every two weeks in two locations in northwestern Malaysia, namely Balik Pulau and Kuala Sepetang, from September 2012 to September 2013. The average total number of behavioral events per hour was 45.9 (±40.3 SD), 117.0 (±131.7 SD), and 285.8 (±185.0 SD) for H. leucogaster at Balik Pulau, and H. indus at Balik Pulau and Kuala Sepetang, respectively. The total number of individuals of each species observed was significantly influenced by the time of day and weather (p<0.05). It was observed that the percentage of time spent for perching, flying, hunting and competition was significantly different between these two species and between two locations. The total number of behavioral events during observation dates was no different for the White-bellied Sea Eagle than that of the Brahminy Kite. Overall, the percentage of time that the birds spent perching, flying, hunting, social behavior and competition was different between species. The highest rate of successful predation was 94.6% for H. leucogaster while it was lower for H. indus at Balik Pulau (72.8%). The time of day was an effective factor for determining behaviors of H. leucogaster while it was not significant for H. indus. The effect of boat numbers and weather on behavior varied between species and locations. The state of the tide and the number of crows present did not have any significant effect on activities of these two species. Results of the comparison of the percentage of occurrence of five types of behavior between adults and juveniles showed that behaviors of perching, hunting and social behavior were different for H. leucogaster, behaviors of perching, flying and social interaction for H. indus at Balik Pulau and behaviors of perching, flying, hunting and social interaction for H. indus at Kuala Sepetang. However, they did not show different behavioral events of involving competition.}, Keywords = {Behavior, Brahminy Kite, White-bellied Sea Eagle, Malaysia}, volume = {1}, Number = {1}, pages = {41-55}, publisher = {Lorestan University Press}, doi = {10.29252/JAD.2019.1.1.6}, url = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-37-en.html}, eprint = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-37-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Animal Diversity}, issn = {2676-685X}, eissn = {2676-685X}, year = {2019} } @article{ author = {Sepahvand, Vahid and Tudge, Christopher C.}, title = {Update on the burrowing shrimps (Axiidea and Gebiidea) of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, Iran including first finding of Corallianassa martensi (Miers, 1884) in Iranian waters}, abstract ={An annotated checklist of the extant burrowing shrimps (infraorders Axiidea and Gebiidea) of southern waters of Iran is presented for the first time. Six species of Gebiidea and 18 species of Axiidea have been documented from the southern waters of Iran, based on published literature. The species belong to six families: Upogebiidae (6 species), Axiidae (1), Callianassidae (5), Callianideidae (1), Callichiridae (9) and Ctenochelidae (2). The Persian Gulf with 18 species appears to be more diverse than the Gulf of Oman with four species, and two species are common in the both gulfs. Corallianassa martensi (Miers, 1884) is recorded for the first time across the Iranian coast. The present finding is based on specimens collected from the Chabahar, Gulf of Oman coast. A brief diagnosis and illustrations of C. martensi are provided.}, Keywords = {Marine biodiversity, Persian Gulf, Crustacean taxonomy, Decapoda, Iran}, volume = {1}, Number = {2}, pages = {1-8}, publisher = {Lorestan University Press}, doi = {10.29252/JAD.2019.1.2.1}, url = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-42-en.html}, eprint = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-42-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Animal Diversity}, issn = {2676-685X}, eissn = {2676-685X}, year = {2019} } @article{ author = {Patel, Harshil and Vyas, Raju and Dudhatra, Bhautik and Naik, Vaibhav and Chavda, Ashish and Chauhan, Devendra and Vaghashiya, Amit and Vagadiya, Ramesh and Vaghashiya, Pranav}, title = {Preliminary report on Herpetofauna of Mount Girnar, Gujarat, India}, abstract ={The Saurashtra Peninsula, the largest geographical region of Gujarat state, is a prominent place for herpetofauna in the state and recent herpetological explorations have uncovered three new reptilian species from this region. However, fine scale information on the distribution status of amphibians and reptiles, and baseline information about the regional herpetological diversity of many areas of Saurashtra is still lacking. In an attempt to fill the gaps in information, we surveyed the Girnar hill complex of Gujarat state for its herpetofaunal diversity from September, 2016 to August, 2018. In all, 56 species, comprising 10 species of amphibians belonging to 7 genera and 3 families and 46 species of reptiles, belonging to 31 genera and 15 families were recorded; of which, 2 unidentified frog and 2 unidentified lizard species need further taxonomic attention.}, Keywords = {Amphibians, Anura, reptiles, Squamata, checklist, Saurashtra}, volume = {1}, Number = {2}, pages = {9-35}, publisher = {Lorestan University Press}, doi = {10.29252/JAD.2019.1.2.2}, url = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-43-en.html}, eprint = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-43-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Animal Diversity}, issn = {2676-685X}, eissn = {2676-685X}, year = {2019} } @article{ author = {Gholamifard, Ali and Patterson, Bruce D.}, title = {Additional records of the Long-eared Hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus (Gmelin, 1770) (Erinaceomorpha: Erinaceidae) from Fars Province, southern Iran}, abstract ={Iran is home to three genera and four species of hedgehogs in the family Erinaceidae. One of these, Paraechinus hypomelas, is known to occur in Fars Province. In the present study, we report two new distribution records of the Long-eared Hedgehog, Hemiechinus auritus from the southwestern region of Fars Province (Varavi Mountain in Mohr and Lamerd Townships in the southern Zagros Mountains), marking a range extension for this species in southern Iran.}, Keywords = {Hedgehogs, Hemiechinus auritus, Zagros Mountains, Fars Province, Iran}, volume = {1}, Number = {2}, pages = {36-43}, publisher = {Lorestan University Press}, doi = {10.29252/JAD.2019.1.2.3}, url = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-47-en.html}, eprint = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-47-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Animal Diversity}, issn = {2676-685X}, eissn = {2676-685X}, year = {2019} } @article{ author = {Batuwita, Sudesh and Udugampala, Sampath and DeSilva, Madura and Diao, Jiaojiao and Edirisinghe, Udeni}, title = {A review of amphibian fauna of Sri Lanka: distribution, recent taxonomic changes and conservation}, abstract ={The amphibian fauna of Sri Lanka comprises 120 species, including 107 (~90.0%) endemic species. They belong to five families: Bufonidae, Dicroglossidae, Ichthyophiidae, Microhylidae, and Rhacophoridae. Based on distribution, we recognized five zoogeographic zones for them, Central Hills, Dry Zone, Knuckles Range, Lowland Wet Zone, and Rakwana Hills. Fifty three species were reported from the Central Hills (48 endemics [90.6%] and 42 [79.2%] threatened species). 47 species were recorded from the Lowland Wet Zone, including 36 (76.6%) endemics and 28 (59.6%) threatened species. The Knuckles Range had 25 species, of which, 19 (76.0%) were endemics and 15 (60.0%) are threatened species. 19 species were reported from Dry Zone including seven endemics (36.8%) and four threatened species (21.1%). Out of 29 species, which inhabited in the Rakwana Hills, 26 were endemics (~89.7%) including 24 (82.8%) threatened species. Species diversity along the elevational gradient was also observed with the highest species richness in the mid-elevational localities. Family Ichthyophiidae can be considered as the least studied family. Recent rediscoveries and studies have helped to reduce the number of extinct species from 21 to 18. It is speculated that some of the other extinct species have to be rediscovered or probably were misidentified as other species. About 90% of Sri Lankan amphibians occur in the regions with the highest human populations where there are established agricultural lands. Loss of habitats, competition due to anthropogenic species and invasive species, pollution (cause for malformations, parasites, and other diseases), and climate change appear to be major threats.}, Keywords = {Climate change, conservation, endemic, extinct, threatened, Sri Lanka}, volume = {1}, Number = {2}, pages = {44-82}, publisher = {Lorestan University Press}, doi = {10.29252/JAD.2019.1.2.4}, url = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-45-en.html}, eprint = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-45-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Animal Diversity}, issn = {2676-685X}, eissn = {2676-685X}, year = {2019} } @article{ author = {Davoodi, Farshid and Raisi, Abbas}, title = {Effects of adult sex ratio on larvae number and survival of fry in Xiphophorus maculatus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae)}, abstract ={In this study, differing adult sex ratios of the Southern platyfish, Xiphophorus maculatus were examined for fish larval number and the survival of fish fry. Sixty adult individuals of X. maculatus were randomly divided into 5 equal groups with various male to female sex ratios of 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 2:1, and 3:1, respectively. After a month when the male and female fish were kept together in different experimental groups, all the female fish became pregnant. Four different factors in each group were recorded - notably the length of pregnancy, number of fry produced, number of live fry after 40 days, and final percentage survival. According to the analyzed data, the number of fry, the number of surviving fry after 40 days, and the percentage survival were significantly higher in the first group with a male to female sex ratio of 1:1 than the other experimental groups. Our results suggest that the best sex ratio for maximum efficiency is 1:1.}, Keywords = {Southern platyfish, sex ratio, fish fry, survival of fry}, volume = {1}, Number = {2}, pages = {83-89}, publisher = {Lorestan University Press}, doi = {10.29252/JAD.2019.1.2.5}, url = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-44-en.html}, eprint = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-44-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Animal Diversity}, issn = {2676-685X}, eissn = {2676-685X}, year = {2019} } @article{ author = {Abbasi, Keyvan and Moradi, Mehdi and Mirzajani, Alireza and Nikpour, Morteza and Zahmatkesh, Yaghobali and Abdoli, Asghar and Mousavi-Sabet, Hame}, title = {Ichthyo-diversity in the Anzali Wetland and its related rivers in the southern Caspian Sea basin, Iran}, abstract ={The Anzali Wetland is one of the most important water bodies in Iran, due to the Caspian migratory fish spawning, located in the southern Caspian Sea basin, Iran. During a long-term monitoring program, between 1994 to 2019, identification and distribution of fish species were surveyed in five different locations inside the Anzali Wetland and eleven related rivers in its catchment area. In this study 72 fish species were recognized belonging to 19 orders, 21 families and 53 genera, including 66 species in the wetland and 53 species in the rivers. Among the 72 identified species, 34 species were resident in freshwater, 9 species were anadromous, 9 species live in estuarine and the others exist in different habitats. These species include 4 endemic species, 50 native species and 18 exotic species to Iranian waters. The number of species in different locations inside the Anzali Wetland was comparatively similar while it had high variation in different rivers. Twenty fish species are new records for the Anzali Wetland basin, including 10 estuarine, 5 ornamental, 2 riverine, one anadromous, one euryhaline and a small exotic fish.}, Keywords = {Biodiversity, ichthyo-fauna, distribution, endemic, exotic, Anzali Wetland}, volume = {1}, Number = {2}, pages = {90-135}, publisher = {Lorestan University Press}, doi = { 10.29252/JAD.2019.1.2.6}, url = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-46-en.html}, eprint = {http://jad.lu.ac.ir/article-1-46-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Animal Diversity}, issn = {2676-685X}, eissn = {2676-685X}, year = {2019} }