Identity and distribution of Agama stellio picea Parker (Sauria: Agamidae), endemic to the volcanic desert of Jordan |
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| Authors: | Yehudah L Werner |
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| Institution: | Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology , The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , 91904 , Jerusalem , Israel |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Agama stellio picea Parker, 1935, was clearly defined as a black lizard, with the female dotted with orange, from the Transjordan lava desert. Three later collections confirmed this. While the subspecies appears to be endemic to Jordan, its name has been erroneously applied to other A. stellio populations in adjacent countries. |
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| Keywords: | Jordan Middle East Agama volcanic desert lava desert endemism sexual dimorphism |
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