Biodiversity of Amphibian in Easte of Guilan province

Document Type : Animal systematic

Authors

1 Young talented scientific online media

2 Department of Biology, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon

3 Department of Biology, Golestan University, Gorgan

Abstract

Amphibian requires the native studies in terms of biodiversity in Iran. There are 5 families, 8 genus, 15 species of Anura and 2 families, 4 genus, 7 species of Caudata in Iran. The purpose of present study was collecting and identifying the amphibian east of Guilan province in Iran. During six month of field work in the sampling areas from February until August 2014, with considerable walking during day and night,186 specimens were collected from different habitats of this region (6 stations: Astane­ashrafiye, Siyahkal, Lahijan, Langerood, Roodsar and Amlash). Sampling carried out using the handle tour. Samples were transfered alive to the zoology lab of Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Then identified and were fixed after morphological discription and coloration, biometric charactristics studies. Investigation was carried out on the physical characteristics by using the identification keys in reference book the Amphibian of Iran. During of present research specimens were captured belonging to 8 species, 8 genus and 6 families, including: family Ranidae (species Pelophylax sp. and species Rana pseudodalmatina), family Hylidae (species Hyla orientalis), family Bufonidae (species Bufotes (Pseudepidalea) variabilis, species Bufo eichwaldi, family Pelobatidae, species Pelobates syriacus, family Salamandridae (species Triturus karelini and family Hynobiidae, species Iranodon persicus).

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