Long-range relatives: on the status of the Bengal monitor, Varanus bengalensis (Squamata: Varanidae) from southeastern Iran
نویسندگان
1 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
2 Department of Environment office in Konarak County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Iran
3 Wildlife Conservation and Management Bureau, Natural Environment Deputy, Department of Environment, Tehran, Iran
doi
10.22067/ijab.2024.88144.1072چکیده
This study presents the first molecular evidence for Varanus bengalensis from southeastern Iran. Molecular analyses based on mitochondrial Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences confirmed that the specimens from southeastern Iran belong to the V. bengalensis lineage. The results provide convincing evidence that the V. bengalensis individuals in southeastern Iran belong to a haplotype that is widespread in India, despite the large geographical distance between the two regions.
