Publications by authors named "Omid Mozaffari"
Acanthodactylus boskianus is a widespread species in Northern Africa and Western Asia. In this study, we used morphological and genetic approaches to study populations of A. boskianus from the Zagros Mountains in western Iran, the easternmost limit of the species distribution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe describe a new species of Lacertid lizard of the genus Eremias from the border of the northeastern side of Markazi Province to the western side of Tehran Province in Iran. Eremias fahimii sp. nov.
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- Traditional species recognition often relies on morphological traits, but new methods integrating genetic, morphological, and ecological data provide a more objective approach for identifying cryptic species.
- Rock lizards, specifically within the genus Darevskia, serve as a case study, demonstrating that many members lack distinct morphological features, necessitating the use of comprehensive analyses.
- The research identified seven candidate species in two complexes (D. chlorogaster and D. defilippii), employing molecular data and ecological modeling to support differentiation, with notable distinctions revealed through advanced statistical analyses.