Sexual Dimorphism in the Javelin Sand Boa, Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes: Erycidae), from Western Iran

Naeimeh Eskandarzadeh; Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani; Eskandar Rastegar-Pouyani; Fatemeh Todehdehghan; Mahdi Rajabizadeh

doi:10.5358/hsj.37.88

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Naeimeh Eskandarzadeh,¹ Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani,^1,* Eskandar Rastegar-Pouyani,² Fatemeh Todehdehghan,³ Mahdi Rajabizadeh⁴

¹1Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Razi University of Kermanshah, Kermanshah, Iran
²2Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran
³3Department of Venomous Animals and Antivenin Production, Razi Vaccine & Serum Research Institute, K
⁴4Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Gr

^*Corresponding author. Tel: +98-918-132-3878; E-mail address: nasrullah.r@gmail.com

Abstract

The Javelin sand boa, Eryx jaculus, is one of the erycid snakes occurring in Iran. In order to investigate sexual dimorphism in this species, 12 morphological characters were examined in 22 adult specimens (10 males and 12 females) from different localities in western Iran. Results showed that the number of sub-caudal scales, the relative tail length, and snout-vent length are different between sexes. Brief comparison of sexual dimorphism among species of Eryx was presented.

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Naeimeh Eskandarzadeh, Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar Rastegar-Pouyani, Fatemeh Todehdehghan, and Mahdi Rajabizadeh "Sexual Dimorphism in the Javelin Sand Boa, Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes: Erycidae), from Western Iran," Current Herpetology 37(1), 88-92, (1 February 2018). https://doi.org/10.5358/hsj.37.88

Accepted: 1 December 2017; Published: 1 February 2018

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