Taxonomic status and distribution of common toads in Iran
We report several new localities of common toads from northern Iran. Based on the study of external morphology and a fragment of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene, the Iranian common toads were identified as Bufo eichwaldi. Maximum entropy modelling was used to estimate the effects
of altitude, precipitation and temperature on the distribution of B. eichwaldi. The distribution of the species is linked to a forest zone on the slopes of the Talysh and Elburz mountains.
Keywords: BUFO EICHWALDI; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING; MTDNA
Document Type: Short Communication
Publication date: 01 October 2012
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