title: Annotated checklist and distribution of the lizards of Iran.
abstract: 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 of 11 families are based on all available bibliographic records, catalogues of museum collections and our own field observations. The final dataset used for the distribution maps contains 8525 georeferenced records and cover 41% of the country when plotted on a grid of 0.25° × 0.25° resolution. The dataset is publicly accessible through GBIF portal (http://www.gbif.org/dataset/7db4f705-61ae-4c6e-9de2-06674e7d46b2). Following the latest biogeographic division of the country, ~53% of the species (76 species) inhabit the Iranian Province, ~41% (60 species) the Western Asian mountain transition zone, ~9% (13 species) the Turanian Province, and ~18% (27 species) the Arabian Province. In addition, ~2% (3 species) reach Iran from the Indo-Malay biogeographic region and ~2% (3 species) are believed to have been introduced to Iran by humans. Endemic species (46) represent ~32% of the known species diversity. The most species-rich family of lizards in Iran is Lacertidae with 47 species, followed by Gekkonidae (41), Agamidae (18), Scincidae (15), Phyllodactylidae (10), Sphaerodactylidae (4), Eublepharidae and Uromastycidae (3), Anguidae and Varanidae (2), and Trogonophidae with one representative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, National Museum, Cirkusová 1740, Prague, Czech Republic. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Viničná 7, Prague, Czech Republic.; Email: jirismd@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jiří
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smíd
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, National Museum, Cirkusová 1740, Prague, Czech Republic.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Jiří
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moravec
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 48, Prague, Czech Republic; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kodym
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, Prague, Czech Republic.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Lukáš
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kratochvíl
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 48, Prague, Czech Republic; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Seyyed Saeed Hosseinian
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Yousefkhani
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Viničná 7, Prague, Czech Republic.; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Frynta
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D057189:Checklist; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size