Additional Records of Lizards in Ha'il Province, Saudi Arabia

Ahmed M. Al-Shammari

Abstract


A recent collection of lizards from Ha'il area revealed 19 species representing six families. Additional records to Ha'il province include Acanthodactylus grandis, Acanthodactylus opheodurus, Acathodactylus schmidti, Diplometopon zarudnyi, Trapelus ruderatus fieldi, Trapelus pallidus haasi and Varanus griseus.


Keywords


Ha'il; lizards; new records; Saudi Arabia

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2012-19-4-287-291

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