We present a comprehensive summary of the distribution of the lizards of Iran accompanied
by an annotated checklist. The updated maps of distribution of all 146 species of 41 genera …

The Asian part of Turkey, ie Anatolia, is the region where three of the world's 35 biodiversity
hotspots meet, and interact: the Caucasus, Irano-Anatolian, and Mediterranean basin …

Acanthodactylus lizards are among the most diverse and widespread diurnal reptiles in the
arid regions spanning from North Africa across to western India. Acanthodactylus constitutes …

Identifying sources of genetic variation and reconstructing invasion routes for non‐native
introduced species is central to understanding the circumstances under which they may …

The banded newt (genus Ommatotriton) is widely distributed in the Near East (Anatolia,
Caucasus and the Levant)–an understudied region from the perspective of phylogeography …

Situated at the junction of three continents, Europe, Asia and Africa, the Eastern
Mediterranean is an ideal region to study the effects of palaeogeography, ecology and long …

Simple Summary The chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar) is an important bird species with
significant economic and ecological value. Every year, thousands of partridges raised in …

Abstract Oaks of Quercus Group Ilex are emblematic components of the Mediterranean
landscapes and the full extent of their diversity in a geographic context is still poorly …

Taxonomy of the genus Cordulegaster Leach in Brewster, 1815 in the Eastern part of the
Western Palaearctic is poorly resolved. A two-step approach was applied: sequences of …

The study of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences reveals that the polytypic Blanus
strauchi is a species complex including three well-defined allopatric clades, one of which …