A biosystematic study on lizards fauna of the south east regions of Kermanshah

In the present research, lizard fauna of Harsin on the south east of Kermanshah province was investigated. During a two-yeard field work, totally eight different species of lizards including, Laudakia nupta nupta (Agamidae), Trapelus lessonae Cyrtopodion scabrum and Carinatogecko heteropholis (Gekkonidae), Ophisops elegans, Lacerta media and Acanthodactylus boskianous (Lacertidae) and Eumeces schneiderii princeps (Scincidae) were collected, examined, identified and their biosystematic characters were studied. Based on observations in the field and statistical data of the collected specimens, it was found that the lizards of Lacertidae family with 66% was the most and Scincidae with only 2% was the least abundant species in the studied region. In addition, this study revealed that there was a similarity in terms of snout- vent length (SVL) between individuals of this area (Laudakia nupta nupta, Trapelus lessonae, Ophisops elegans) and individuals of the regions previously studied.