Sexual Dimorphism in Trapelus ruderatus ruderatus (Olivier, 1804) (Sauria: Agamidae) in Southern Iraq

نویسندگان
Ghaleb Mohammed, Rihab ID 1
Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah ID 2
Karamiani, Rasoul ID 3
Rhadhi, Fadhil Abbas ID 4

1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science

2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science

3 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science

4 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science

doi
10.22067/ijab.v12i2.45710
چکیده

Sexual dimorphism in 45 ( 27 males, 18 females ) specimens of Trapelus ruderatus ruderatus was studied in specimens collected from three localities: Bahr AL-Najaf, AL-Najaf Province; Albedhan village, Said dekheel county, Dhi-Qar Province and Khor AL-Zubair, AL-Basra Province, southern Iraq. Of 23 studied characters in males and females, statistical analysis using SPSS software version 20.00 showed significant differences in 11, out of 23, characters (male-biased): SVL, TL, HW, HH, DCC, RP, NP, CT, VL, AbnL and LHS. In comparison to females, males had different color pattern, much darker and more developed gular folds and darker ventral regions.

کلیدواژه‌ها
rapelus ruderatus ruderatus, sexual size dimorphism, Coloration, Ornamentation, AL-Najaf, Dhi-Qar, AL-Basra