CONSERVATION PROGRAM

FOR PERSIAN TOAD HEADED LIZARD

Competitors

Shtraukh's racerunner Eremias strauchi (Lacertidae)is the most active and common competitor for P. persicus.

Competition by other commonly sintopic lizard - Pleske's racerunner (Eremias pleskei) looks less intensive. Other insectivorous animals like some predator arthropods and passerine birds can also be competitors for P. persicus. There is not more information available yet.

Remarks:

References:

Darevsky I.S., 1957. [The Fauna of Reptiles of Armenia and It’s Zoogeographical Analysis], autoreferat of Ph.D. Candidate Thesis, Yerevan, 484 pp.(In Russian). Scanned version is available on CD.

Manvelyan K.A., Tadevosyan T.L. 2000. The Method of Ecosystem Simulation in Conservation of Biodiversity of Gorovan Sands. // Proceedings of republican youth scientific conference "The future of ecological science in Armenia",Yerevan, pp. 64-68. (In Russian).

Tadevosyan T.L. 2006. Habitat Suitability for Reptiles in the Goravan Sands Sanctuary, Armenia / Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 1 (1):40-45. available at http://www.herpconbio.org

Tadevosyan, T.L. 2007. The role of vegetation in microhabitat selection of Phrynocephalus persicus, Eremias strauchi and Eremias pleskei from Armenia. Amphibia-Reptilia 28 (3): 444-448. available at www.brill.nl/amre

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