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Phonetic study and distribution of turtles in Damavand County (Iran)
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Siamak Yousefi Siahkalroodi *   , Batol Ghorbani Yekta , Maryam Azimi , Parastoo Mohebi derakhsh , Mahyar Yousefi Siahkalroodi |
| Azad University |
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The genus Testudo from the family Testudinidae includes terrestrial tortoises, comprising six species distributed from the Southern United States to Southern of Latin America, the Mediterranean to Africa and Europe, as well as India and Malaysia. The presence of three species, Testudo graeca, Testudo perses, and Testudo horsfieldi, is confirmed in Iran. The species Testudo graeca ranges from southern Spain to the Northern coasts of Africa, Israel, and Russia, and also extends from Turkey towards the Caucasus and Iran. It has been reported in East and West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Isfahan, Alborz, Bushehr, Tehran, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Khuzestan, Zanjan, Semnan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Fars, Qazvin, Qom, Kurdistan, Kerman, Kermanshah, Gilan, Lorestan, Markazi, Hormozgan, Hamadan, and Yazd. Based on fieldwork conducted from early spring 2014 to the end of summer 2015 in Damavand County, 53 specimens (25 males and 28 females), all of which were Testudo graeca, were found and studied based on morphometric traits. The data were statistically analyzed using Excel and SPSS software. Additionally, an external parasite of this species, named Hyalomma aegyptum, was found and studied. According to the recent study on Testudo graeca, there was no significant difference in distribution concerning different stations, months, and gender in Damavand County, indicating that the distribution of Testudo graeca turtles across various locations in Damavand was uniform. |
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| Keywords: Phonetics, Turtle, Testudo graeca, Damavand, Iran |
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Received: 2024/09/3 | Accepted: 2024/10/1 | Published: 2024/12/1
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