Zare Khormizi M, Jafari Najafabadi M, Tahouri A, Salemi A
Yazd Provincial Office of Department of Environment, Daneshjoo Boulevard, Yazd, Iran.
Pars Herpetologists Institute, 1st Floor, No. 5, Corner of thirdJahad alley, Arash Street, Jalal-e Ale-Ahmad Boulevard,Tehran, Iran.
Arch Razi Inst. 2024 Dec 31;79(6):1375-1380. doi: 10.32592/ARI.2024.79.6.1375. eCollection 2024 Dec.
Eirenis is a species of snake belonging to the Colubridae family native to Iran. The species is characterised by a small size, with a maximum recorded body length of 90 cm. The snakes of this family are closely related to those of the genera Dolicophis and Hierophis. This is due to the fact that the snakes of these two species are of a considerable size. It can therefore be surmised that these genera share a common ancestor, and thus that pygmy snakes evolved from larger snakes. One of the species belonging to this family is Eirenis walteri (Boettger, 1888). The specimen was collected through field investigation and, following identification, was included in the list of snakes native to the Yazd province for the first time. In accordance with the findings of this study, the specimen in question has been included in the checklist of snakes in Yazd province. In light of the difficulties associated with mapping the distribution of the genus Eirenis in Iran, the inclusion of new reports of its species distribution can facilitate the creation of an accurate map of the genus's distribution. The distribution of Eirenis walteri encompasses eastern Iran. This study presents the first record of Eirenis walteri in the Bafaq Mountain Protected Area, Qatrum village (Bafaq city), Yazd province, Iran. Consequently, a distribution map of Eirenis walteri can be prepared using data collected through direct observation. An examination of the distribution and population of Eirenis walteri enables a distinction to be made between them. It is now evident that this taxon has a vast distribution in the central and eastern regions of Iran.
埃氏游蛇是一种属于游蛇科的蛇类，原产于伊朗。该物种的特点是体型小，记录到的最大体长为90厘米。这个科的蛇与多棱蛇属和锦蛇属的蛇关系密切。这是因为这两个属的蛇体型相当大。因此可以推测，这些属有一个共同的祖先，侏儒蛇是从较大的蛇进化而来的。这个科的一个物种是沃尔特埃氏游蛇（Boettger，1888）。该标本是通过野外调查收集的，经鉴定后首次被列入亚兹德省本土蛇类名单。根据这项研究的结果，该标本已被列入亚兹德省蛇类清单。鉴于绘制伊朗埃氏游蛇属分布地图存在困难，纳入其物种分布的新报告有助于绘制该属准确的分布图。沃尔特埃氏游蛇的分布范围包括伊朗东部。本研究首次记录了沃尔特埃氏游蛇在伊朗亚兹德省巴法克市卡特鲁姆村巴法克山保护区的情况。因此，可以利用通过直接观察收集的数据绘制沃尔特埃氏游蛇的分布图。对沃尔特埃氏游蛇的分布和种群进行研究，可以对它们进行区分。现在很明显，这个分类单元在伊朗中部和东部地区分布广泛。
