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Eremias montana Rastegar-Pouyani & Rastegar-Pouyani, 2001 Eremias montana Rastegar-Pouyani & Rastegar-Pouyani, 2001: 108. COMMON NAME. — Mountain Racerunner. HOLOTYPE. — Field number P198. TYPE LOCALITY. — Upland regions of the Zagros Mountains, 60 km North East of city of Kermanshah (34°52’N, 47°5’E), Kermanshah Province. DISTRIBUTION. — In addition to the localities of the holotype and paratypes, E. montana has been found in South regions of Hamedan Province, about 21 km South West of Hamedan city (c. 34°33’N, 48°25’E) at 2800 m a.s.l. and in the highlands of Badr and Parishan (2466 m a.s.l.) in South of Qorveh, Kurdistan Province, Western Iran (35°04’N, 47°47’E) (Rastegar-Pouyani & Rastegar-Pouyani 2005; Bahmani et al. 2011). HABITAT. — This species is associated with upland and mountainous steppes, with luxurious vegetation. The animals forage among shrubs and hide in holes when disturbed. In the Alvand Mountains, this species has been recorded from stony hills and mountainous steppes. Vegetation at the type locality is mainly Astragalus, Euphorbia, Gondelium as well as other species of the families Graminaceae and Compositeae. The area is snowcovered during the winter, with a relatively short mild summer period. Animals may be found foraging among the shrubs, and take refuge in these shrubs when alarmed (Rastegar-Pouyani & Rastegar-Pouyani 2005). IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCES. — Rastegar-Pouyani & Rastegar-Pouyani (2001, 2005); Bahmani et al. (2011).

Spalerosophis microlepis Jan, 1865 Spalerosophis microlepis Jan, 1865: 356. COMMON NAME. — Zebra Snake. LECTOTYPE. — MZUT R1843 TYPE LOCALITY. — Laristan (Larestan), Fars Province (Gholamifard 2011). DISTRIBUTION. — Ilam, Lorestan, Fars, Khuzestan, Hamadan, Markazi, Qom, Kerman, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Kohgiluyeh and BoyerAhmad, and Esfahan (Safaei-Mahroo et al. 2015). HABITAT. — The spices occurs in mountainous areas, foothills, fields, grasslands, and semi-desert regions (Hosseinzadeh et al. 2017). IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCE. — Jan (1865); Gholamifard (2011); Safaei-Mahroo et al. (2015); Hosseinzadeh et al. (2017). REMARK Presence of this species in Semnan, Yazd, northern Hormozgan and Iraq need to be confirmed (Hosseinzadeh et al. 2017). Family ELAPIDAE Boie, 1827 Genus Bungarus Daudin, 1803 Bungarus persicus Abtin, Nilson, Hosseini, Mobaraki &, Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 525, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["JAN G. 1865. - Prime linee duna fauna della Persia occidentale, in DE FILIPPI F. (Ed.), Note di un Viaggio in Persia nel 1862. G. Daelli and C. Editori, Milan. 396 p.","GHOLAMIFARD A. 2011. - Endemism in the reptile fauna of Iran. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 7 (1): 13 - 29.","HOSSEINZADEH M. S., GHEZELLOU P. & KAZEMI S. M. 2017. - Predicting the potential distribution of the endemic snake Spalerosophis microlepis (Serpentes: Colubridae), in the Zagros Mountains, western Iran. Salamandra 53 (2): 294 - 298."]}

Pseudocerastes urarachnoides Bostanchi, Anderson, Kami & Papenfuss, 2006 Pseudocerastes urarachnoides Bostanchi, Anderson, Kami & Papenfuss, 2006: 446. COMMON NAME. — Iranian Spider-tailed Viper. HOLOTYPE. — FMNH 170929. TYPE LOCALITY. — 70 km South West of Ilam, probably on road to Amirabad and Mehran, Ilam Province (Bostanchi et al. 2006). DISTRIBUTION. — Ilam, Kermanshah and Khuzestan Provinces in West and South West of Iran (Fathinia et al. 2009). HABITAT. — Primarily in limestone sediments occurring in the Provinces with recently-known narrow penetration into rocky habitats of the Zagros Mountains (Fathinia et al. 2014). IUCN. — Data deficient. REFERENCES. — Bostanchi et al. (2006); Fathinia et al. (2009); Fathinia (2014). REMARK Based on molecular data the Iranian Spider-tailed viper is more closely related to P. persicus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) than to P. fieldi Schmidt, 1930 (Fathinia 2014). Class AVES Linnaeus, 1758 Order PASSERIFORMES Linnaeus, 1758 Family CORVIDAE Vigors, 1825 Genus Podoces Fischer Von Waldheim, 1821, Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 526, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["BOSTANCHI H., ANDERSON S. C., KAMI H. G. & PAPENFUSS T. J. 2006. - A new species of Pseudocerastes with elaborate tail ornamentation from western Iran (Squamata: Viperidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 57 (14): 443 - 450.","FATHINIA B., ANDERSON S. C., RASTEGAR- POUYANI N., JAHANI H. & MOHAMADI H. 2009. - Notes on the natural history of Pseudocerastes urarachnoides (Squamata: Viperidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 16: 134 - 138.","FATHINIA B. 2014. - Taxonomic Status of the Genus Pseudocerastes in Iran based on Molecular and Morphologic Characters. Dissertation. Razi University of Kermanshah."]}

Ophiomorus persicus (Steindachner, 1867) Hemipodion persicum Steindachner, 1867: 265. COMMON NAME. — Persia Snake Skink. SYNTYPES. — NMWest 10398:1, 2 and 10399:1, 2. TYPE LOCALITY. — 5 km South East of Pol-i-Abgineh approximately 29°33’N, 51°46’E, Fars Province (Anderson & Leviton 1966; Anderson 1999). DISTRIBUTION. — Fars, Kerman and Hormozgan Provinces (Anderson & Leviton 1966; Frynta et al. 1997; Anderson 1999; Kiabi et al. 1999; Sami et al. 2017). HABITAT. — Sandy-clay soil with bushy vegetation like Artemisia (Smid et al. 2014). IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCES. — Steindachner (1867); Anderson & Leviton (1966); Frynta et al. (1997); Anderson (1999); Kiabi et al. (1999); Smid et al. (2014); Sami et al. (2017)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 524, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["ANDERSON S. C. & LEVITON A. E. 1966. - A review of the genus Ophiomorus with description of three new forms. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 33: 499 - 534.","ANDERSON S. C. 1999. - The Lizards of Iran. Society for the study of amphibians and reptiles, Ithaca, New York, USA. 442 p.","FRYNTA D., MORAVEC J., EIHAKOVA J., SADLO J., HODKOVA Z., KAFTAN M., KODYM P., KRAL D., PITULE V. & SEJNA L. 1997. - Results of the Czech Biological Expedition to Iran. Part 1. Notes on the distribution of amphibians and reptiles. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae 61: 3 - 17.","KIABI B., ZEHZAD B., KAMI H. G. & SHAFII S. 1999. - On a new record of the Persian Skink, Ophiomorus persicus, in Iran. Zoology in the Middle East 19: 71 - 74. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 093 97140.1999. 10637797"]}

Cyrtopodion sistanensis Nazarov & Rajabizadeh, 2007 Cyrtopodion sistanensis Nazarov & Rajabizadeh, 2007: 138. COMMON NAME. — Sistan Bent-toed Gecko. HOLOTYPE. — ZMMU R-12390. TYPE LOCALITY. — 90 km West of Zahedan, Nosratabad, 29°50’N, 59°53’E, Sistan and Baluchestan Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Nazarov and Rajabizadeh found the species in the type locality and in 100 km North, North West of Iranshehr, near Bazman. And it is possible to be found in the central provinces of Iran and bordering regions of Pakistan. HABITAT. — It inhabits dry low clay incline with poor bushy plants typical for Southern Iran. The habitat is different in Bazman and represented by a more humid valley with rather dense shrub cover. IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCE. — Nazarov & Rajabizadeh (2007)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 513, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["NAZAROV R. A. & RAJABIZADEH M. 2007. - A new species of angular-toed gecko of the genus Cyrtopodion (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from south-east Iran (Sistan-Baluchestan Province). Russian Journal of Herpetology 14: 137 - 144."]}

Phrynocephalus ahvazicus Melnikov, Melnikova, Nazarov, Rajabizadeh, Al-Johany, Amr & Ananjeva, 2014 Phrynocephalus ahvazicus Melnikov, Melnikova, Nazarov, Rajabizadeh, Al-Johany, Amr & Ananjeva, 2014: 155. COMMON NAME. — Khuzestan Toad-headed Agama (designated here). HOLOTYPE. — ZISP 27131. TYPE LOCALITY. — Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Known only from the type locality. HABITAT. — Nothing is mentioned in the original description. IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCE. — Melnikov et al. (2014). REMARKS According to Melnikov et al. (2014) this species is different from the other species of Phrynocephalus arabicus Anderson, 1894 complex both morphologically and genetically., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 510, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["MELNIKOV D., MELNIKOVA E., NAZAROV R., RAJABIZADEH M., AL- JOHANY A. & ZUHAIR S. 2014. - Taxonomic revision of Phrynocephalus arabicus anderson, 1984 complex with description of a new species from Ahvaz, south-western Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 21 (2): 149 - 159."]}

Crocidura susiana Redding & Lay, 1978 Crocidura susiana Redding & Lay, 1978: 307. COMMON NAME. — Iranian Shrew. HOLOTYPE. — Not traced. TYPE LOCALITY. — Khuzestan Province, 8 km South West of Dezful (32°19’N, 48°21’E). DISTRIBUTION. — Known only from the vicinity of Dezful, Khuzestan Province but may have a wider distribution (Redding & Lay 1978; Hutterer 2005; Ziaie 2008). HABITAT. — This species inhabits semi-arid stepps and the edges of permanent streams with herbaceous plants and scattered shrubs (Karami et al. 2016). IUCN. — Data deficient. REMARK Description postdates Lay (1967). This species is known only from a very restricted area, but may range more widely. There is no information available regarding extent of occurrence, area of occupancy and other aspects (Hutterer 2005; Karami et al. 2008). REFERENCES. — Redding & Lay (1978); Hutterer (2005); Karami et al. (2008, 2016); Ziaie (2008)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 527, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["HUTTERER R. 2005. - Order Soricomorpha, in Wilson D. E. & Reeder D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Vol. 1. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2142 p.","KARAMI M., GHADIRIAN T. & FAIZOLAHI K. 2016. - The Atlas of Mammals of Iran. Jahad daneshgahi, kharazmi Branch, Tehran, Iran.","LAY D. M. 1967. - A study of the mammals of Iran resulting from the street expedition of 1962 - 63. Fieldiana Zoology 54: 1 - 282.","KARAMI M., HUTTERER R., BENDA P., SIAHSARVIE R. & KRYSTUFEK B. 2008. - Annotated check-list of the mammals of Iran. Lynx (Praha) 39 (1): 63 - 102."]}

Eirenis kermanensis Rajabizadeh, Schmidtler, Orlov & Soleimani, 2012 Eirenis kermanensis Rajabizadeh, Schmidtler, Orlov & Soleimani, 2012: 311. COMMON NAME. — Dark-headed Dwarf Racer. HOLOTYPE. — ICSTZM7 H1062. TYPE LOCALITY. — Sarduieh region, Babe Karafs village, Kerman Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Kerman Province (Rajabizadeh et al. 2012). HABITAT. — Valleys and mountainsides to the elevation of 2800 m a.s.l. Habitat substrate is composed of igneous stones and sandy soil. Habitat is characterized by a high density of Artemisia sp. and scattered trees of Amygdalus sp. and terebinth (Rajabizadeh et al. 2012). IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCES. — Rajabizadeh et al. (2012); Mahlow et al. (2013); Safaei-Mahroo et al. (2015). REMARK The morphology of this species is similar to E. medus (Chernov, 1940), requiring further investigations to be done (Mahlow et al. 2013)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 524, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["RAJABIZADEH M., SCHMIDTLER J. F., ORLOV N. & SOLEIMAN G. 2012. - Review of taxonomy and distribution of the Eirenismedus group (Chernov, 1940) (Ophidia: Colubridae) with description of a new species of the genus Eirenis from Kerman Province, Southeastern Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 19 (4): 307 - 313.","MAHLOW K., TILLACK F., SCHMIDTLER F. F. & MULLER J. 2013. - An annotated checklist, description and key to the dwarf snakes of the genus Eirenis Jan, 1863 (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae), with special emphasis on the dentition. Senckenberg Gesellschaft fur Naturforschung 63 (1): 41 - 85."]}

Timon princeps (Blanford, 1874) Lacerta princeps Blanford, 1874b: 31. COMMON NAME. — Zagrosian Lizard. HOLOTYPE. — ZSI 3351. TYPE LOCALITY. — Neyriz, about 60 km East of Shiraz, Fars Province. DISTRIBUTION. — “From South of Kermanshah Province through a belt between the West of Zagros hillsides and the Mesopotamian Plain to Fars Province ” (Smid et al. 2014). HABITAT. — Dry hills with xerothermic vegetation (Smid et al. 2014). IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCES. — Blanford (1874b); Ahmadzadeh et al. (2012); Smid et al. (2014). REMARK This is a sister clade to T. kurdistanicus (Suchow, 1936) with a divergence time occurred between them about 4-5 my ago (Ahmadzadeh et al. 2012)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 520, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["BLANFORD W. T. 1874 b. - Description of new Reptilia and Amphibia from Persia and Baluchistan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 (14): 31 - 35.","AHMADZADEH F., CARRETERO M. A., HARRIS D. J., PERERA A. & BOHME W. 2012. - A molecular phylogeny of the eastern group of ocellated lizard genus Timon (Sauria: Lacertidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. Amphibia-Reptilia 33: 1 - 10. https: // doi. org / 10.1163 / 156853811 X 619718"]}

Eumeces persicus Faizi, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nazarov, Heidari, Zangi, Orlova & Poyarkov, 2017 (Fig. 7) Eumeces persicus Faizi, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nazarov, Heidari, Zangi, Orlova & Poyarkov, 2017: 294. COMMON NAME. — Persian Striped Skink. HOLOTYPE. — RUZM-SE-07. TYPE LOCALITY. — 28 km South West of Tehran Province around the Imam Khomaini Airport (IKA), at an elevation of about 1100 m. Checklist of endemic Tetrapoda of Iran DISTRIBUTION. — From South of Tehran to Kerman Province at the eastern Zagros Mountain slopes. HABITAT. — Found in broad flat vegetated plains with scattered bushes with soft soils. IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCE. — Faizi et al. (2017). REMARK Until now the species is recorded from two localities: South of Tehran (holotype) and Kerman Provinces (paratypes)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on pages 522-523, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["NAZAROV R. A., RAJABIZADEH M., POYARKOV N. A., ANANJEVA N., MELNIKOV D. A., RASTEGAR- POUYANI E. 2017. - A new species of frog-eyed gecko, genus teratoscincus strauch, 1863 (squamata: sauria: sphaerodactylidae), from central Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 24 (4): 291 - 310.","FAIZI H., RASTEGAR- POUYANI N., RASTEGAR- POUYANI E., NAZ- AROV R., HEIDARI N., ZANGI B., ORLOVA V. & POYARKOV N. 2017. - A new species of Eumeces Wiegmann 1834 (Sauria: Scincidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 4320 (2): 289 - 304. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4320.2.5"]}

Eremias papenfussi Mozaffari, Ahmadzadeh & Parham, 2011 Eremias papenfussi Mozaffari, Ahmadzadeh & Parham, 2011: 57. COMMON NAME. — Papenfuss’s Racerunner. HOLOTYPE. — ZFMK 91701. TYPE LOCALITY. — Sooleghan Mountains (35°47’44.9”N, 51°14’20.2”E), Tehran Province in the Alborz Mountain Range. DISTRIBUTION. — In addition to the localities of the holotype and paratypes, other specimens were collected from the Vard Avard region in Tehran Province (35°47’56.48”N, 51°7’34.40”E). HABITAT. — Part of the Alborz Mountains consists of mild rocky slopes. The dominant vegetation is Amygdalus, Astragalus and annual grasses. IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCE. — Mozaffari et al. (2011a).

Eremias kavirensis Mozaffari & Parham, 2007 Eremias kavirensis Mozaffari & Parham, 2007: 569. COMMON NAME. — Kavir Desert Lacerta. HOLOTYPE. — MMTT / AHI 1008, CAS 238636. TYPE LOCALITY. — Maranjab sand dunes, 34°17’51”N, 51°50’57”E, Esfahan Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Only currently known from the type locality and believed to be a restricted-range species. IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCE. — Mozaffari & Parham (2007). HABITAT. — This species is believed to be endemic to the Maranjab sand dune habitat. Animals are found in the sand dunes, and are not present in surrounding gravelly areas. The dune weed Stipagrostis pennata De Winter, 1963 dominates the vegetation at the type locality. E. kavirensis is presumably an egg-laying species. REMARK This species can be differentiated from Eremias grammica (Lichtenstein, 1883) by having enlarged tibial scales and from E. acutirostris (Boulenger, 1887) by having scales of the flank larger than those of the back as well as having two rows of enlarged tibial scales instead of one., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 519, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["MOZAFFARI O. & PARHAM J. F. 2007. - A new species of racerunner lizard (Lacertidae: Eremias) from Iran. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 58 (28): 569 - 574."]}

Iranolacerta zagrosica (Rastegar-Pouyani & Nilson 1998) Lacerta zagrosica Rastegar-Pouyani & Nilson, 1998: 268. COMMON NAME. — Zagros Mountain Lacerta. HOLOTYPE. — GNHM Re. ex. 5149. TYPE LOCALITY. — 3 km North West of FereydunShahr, at the main Zagros Range, Esfahan Province (32°58’N, 50°04’E). DISTRIBUTION. — Lorestan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari and Esfahan Provinces. HABITAT. — Found on or under rock fissure and in rocky and vertical slopes (Rastegar-Pouyani & Nilson 1998; Nilson et al. 2003). IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCES. — Rastegar-Pouyani & Nilson (1998); Nilson et al. (2003)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 520, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["NILSON G., RASTEGAR- POUYANI N., RASTEGAR- POUYANI E. & ANDREN C. 2003. - Lacertas of south and central zagros mountains, Iran, with description of two new taxa. Russian Journal of Herpetology 10 (1): 11 - 24."]}

Cyrtopodion brevipes (Blanford, 1874) Gymnodactylus brevipes Blanford, 1874a: 453. COMMON NAME. — Blanford’s Short-toed Gecko. HOLOTYPE. — ZSI 3465. TYPE LOCALITY. — Aptan near Bampur, Sistan and Baluchestan Province. DISTRIBUTION. — According to Anderson (1999) it is known doubtlessly from the type locality. Based on Smid et al. (2014) with certain record from Hormozgan and from Sistan and Baluchestan Provinces and with a doubtful record from Bushehr. HABITAT. — Living in a sandy plain with sparse vegetation (Anderson 1999). IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCES. — Blanford (1874a); Anderson (1999); Smid et al. (2014)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on pages 511-512, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["BLANFORD W. T. 1874 a. - Descriptions of new lizards from Persia and Baluchistan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 (13): 453 - 455.","ANDERSON S. C. 1999. - The Lizards of Iran. Society for the study of amphibians and reptiles, Ithaca, New York, USA. 442 p."]}

Cyrtopodion golubevi Nazarov, Ananjeva & Radjabizadeh, 2009 Cyrtopodion golubevi Nazarov, Ananjeva & Radjabizadeh, 2009: 312. COMMON NAME. — Bazman Bent-toad Gecko. HOLOTYPE. — ZMMU R-12624. TYPE LOCALITY. — 100 km North West of Iranshahr, near Bazman, 27°52’N, 60°06’E, Sistan and Baluchestan Province. DISTRIBUTION. — According to Nazarov et al. (2009) the distribution range of this species apparently is in Southern Iran, and it could occur in bordering regions of Pakistan as well. But until now this species has been found only in the type and paratype localities (Nazarov et al. 2009). HABITAT. — According to Smid et al. (2014): “The type locality is a humid canyon with dense vegetation in the otherwise dry clayis foothills with a poor shrubby cover.” IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCES. — Nazarov et al. (2009); Smid et al. (2014)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 512, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["NAZAROV R. A., ANANJEVA N., RADJABIZADEH M. 2009. - Two new species of angular-toed geckoes (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from south Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 16: 311 - 324."]}

Microtus irani Thomas, 1921 Microtus irani Thomas, 1921: 580. COMMON NAME. — Iranian Vole. HOLOTYPE. — Not traced. TYPE LOCALITY. — Bagh-i-Rezi, Shiraz, Fars Province, 5200 ft. DISTRIBUTION. — As currently recognized, this taxon is not endemic to Iran, however it probably should be retained due to the uncertainy of its distribution (Kryštufek 2017a, b) (C. William Kilpatrick comm. pers.). Kock et al. (1972) and Kock & Nadler (1983) expanded the range of this species to extend from Western Iran to Israel, a distribution perpetuated by others including Musser & Carleton (1993). Kryštufek & Kefelioğlu (2001) redescribed M. irani based on the holotype and three topotypes and restricted its known distribution back to the type locality. However, analysis of cytochrome b (Cytb) sequences (Kryštufek et al. 2009) suggested that M. irani also occurred in Balkusan, Turkey; and Kryštufek et al. (2010) recognized this taxon as a new subspecies (M. i. karamani). The range of M. i. karamani has been expanded to include Lebanon (Kryštufek et al. 2013) and western Iran (Mahmoudi et al. 2014). HABITAT. — Steppe in mountains, grasslands with clumps of bushes, cultivated fields, and orchards at elevations of 1000-2100 m (Kryštufek & Kefelioğlu 2001; Kryštufek 2017a). IUCN. — Data deficient. REFERENCES. — Thomas (1921); Ellerman (1948); Kock et al. (1972); Kock & Nadler (1983); Musser & Carleton (1993); Kryštufek & Kefelioğlu (2001); Kryštufek et al. (2009, 2010, 2013); Mahmoudi et al. (2014); Kryštufek (2017a). REMARK Included in M. sociialis (Pallas, 1773) by Lay (1967) following Ellerman (1948). Currently this taxon is proposed to contain three subspecies (irani Thomas, 1921, karamani Kryštufek, Vohralík, Zima, Koubinová & Bužan, 2010, and schidlovskii Argyropulo, 1933) with a distribution including areas of Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Georgia, and Armenia. However, the taxonomic scope and the distributions of these taxa are still poorly understood (Kryštufek 2017a). Microtus qazvinensis Golenishchev, Malikov, Nazari, Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on pages 528-529, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["KRYSTUFEK B. 2017 a. - Iranian Vole Microtus irani, in Handbook of Mammals of the World. Vol. 7. Rodents II (Wilson D. E., Lacher, Jr. T. E. & Mittermerier R. A. (eds). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain: 350.","KOCK D., MALEC F. & STORCH G. 1972. - Rezente und subfossile kleinsauger aus dem Vilayet Elazig, Ostanatolien. Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde 37: 204 - 229.","KOCK D. & NADLER I. A. 1983. - Pygmy shrew and rodents from the Near East. Senckenbergiana Biologica 64: 13 - 23.","MUSSER G. M. & CARLETON M. D. 1993. - Mammal species of the world: a taxonomic and geographic reference. Smithsonian Institution, Washington.","KRYSTUFEK B. & KEFELIOGLU H. 2001. - Redescription and species limits of Microtus irani Thomas, 1921, and description of a new social vole from Turkey (Mammalia: Arvicolidae). Bonn zoological Bulletin 50: 1 - 14.","KRYSTUFEK B., VOHRALIK V., ZIMA J., KOUBINOVA D. & BUZAN E. V. 2010. - A new subspecies of the Iranian vole, Microtus irani Thomas, 1921, from Turkey. Zoology in the Middle East 50: 11 - 20. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 09397140.2010.10638406","KRYSTUFEK B., ABI- SAID M. & HLADNIK M. 2013. - The Iranian vole Microtus irani occurs in Lebanon (Mammalia: Rodentia). Zoology in the Middle East 59: 101 - 106. https: // doi. org / 10.108 0 / 09397140.2013.810863","MAHMOUDI A., DARVISH J. & ALIABADIAN M. 2014. - The Karaman vole Microtus irani karamani is a new record for Iran (Arvicolinae; Microtus). Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 10: 51 - 56.","ELLERMAN J. R. 1948. - Key to the rodents of South-West Asia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 118: 765 - 816. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.1948. tb 00406. x","LAY D. M. 1967. - A study of the mammals of Iran resulting from the street expedition of 1962 - 63. Fieldiana Zoology 54: 1 - 282.","GOLENISHCHEV F. N., MALIKOV V. G., NAZARI F., VAZIRI A. S., SABLINA O. V. & POLYAKOV A. V. 2002. - New species of vole of \" guentheri \" group (Rodentia, Arvicolinae, Microtus) from Iran. Russian Journal of Theriology 1: 117 - 123. https: // doi. org / 10.15298 / rusjtheriol. 01.2.05"]}

Calomyscus grandis Schlitter & Setzer, 1973 Calomyscus grandis Schlitter & Setzer, 1973: 163. COMMON NAME. — Noble Brush-tailed Mouse. HOLOTYPE. — Not traced. TYPE LOCALITY. — Northern Iran, Tehran Province, foothills of the Alborz Mountains, 11 km North East of Fasham (35°56’N, 51°31’E) (Schlitter & Setzer 1973). DISTRIBUTION. — This species is known only from the Alborz Mountains in Northern Iran. There are records from the foothills of Alborz Mountains near Fasham, the Southern foothills and ridges (2590 m a.s.l.) of the Mount Demavend, Doab on the crest of the central Alborz Mountains, and on the Northern slopes of the Alborz Mountains in Mazandaran Province at Abass-Abad (36°44’N, 51°08’E) (Norris et al. 2008; Kryštufek & Voharlik 2009). HABITAT. — It is likely to occur in mountain forests (Norris et al. 2008). Kilpatrick (2017) identifies habitats as rocky hillsides, along rock walls of gardens, and on vegetated rocky outcropings along crested hills and along the flanks of higher mountains. IUCN. — Data deficient. REFERENCES. — Schlitter & Setzer (1973); Karami et al. (2008); Norris et al. (2008); Kryštufek & Voharlik (2009); Kilpatrick (2017). REMARK Description postdates Lay (1967). The limits of its distribution remain unresolved and this species almost certainly occurs more widely than current records suggest, though it is likely to be endemic to the Alborz Mountains (Karami et al. 2008). Family CRICETIDAE Fischer, 1817 Genus Microtus Schrank, 1798, Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 528, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["NORRIS R. W., WOODS C. A. & KILPATRICK C. W. 2008. - Morphological and molecular definition of Calomyscus hotsoni (Rodentia: Muroidea: Calomyscidae). Journal of Mammalogy 89: 306 - 315. https: // doi. org / 10.1644 / 06 - MAMM-A- 071 R 1.1","KILPATRICK C W. 2017. - Family Calomyscidae (Brush-tailed Mice), in WILSON D. E., LACHER T. E. J. R. & MITTERMERIER R. A. eds, Handbook of Mammals of the World. Vol. 7. Rodents II. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain: 144 - 155","KARAMI M., HUTTERER R., BENDA P., SIAHSARVIE R. & KRYSTUFEK B. 2008. - Annotated check-list of the mammals of Iran. Lynx (Praha) 39 (1): 63 - 102.","LAY D. M. 1967. - A study of the mammals of Iran resulting from the street expedition of 1962 - 63. Fieldiana Zoology 54: 1 - 282."]}

Asaccus nasrullahi Werner, 2006 Asaccus nasrullahi Werner, 2006: 136. COMMON NAME. — Nasrullah’s Leaf-toed Gecko. HOLOTYPE. — ZMUC-R 3447. TYPE LOCALITY. — ShahBazan, Lorestan Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Lorestan and Ilam Provinces. HABITAT. — Zagros Mountains, with temperate climate, and the dominant vegetation mostly composing of oak trees. The microhabitat of this species composed of deep valleys with large boulders and deep crevices. IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCE. — Werner (2006). REMARK The holotype has been misidentified as a Ptyodactylus Goldfuss, 1820 by Schmidt (1952). The holotype resembles A. griseonotus Dixon & Anderson, 1973 in many characters. Additional work is needed to reveal the taxonomic status of the two species. Asaccus tangestanensis Torki, Ahmadzadeh, Ilgaz, Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 521, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["ANDERSON S. C. 1973. - A new species of Bunopus from Iran and a key to lizards of the genus Bunopus. Herpetologica 29: 355 - 358."]}

Microgecko helenae Nikolsky, 1907 Microgecko helenae Nikolsky, 1907: 265. COMMON NAME. — Banded Dwarf Gecko. LECTOTYPE — ZIL 10242. TYPE LOCALITY. — Alkhorshid, Esfahan, and Bid Zard; restricted to Bid Zard. DISTRIBUTION. — Western foothills of the Zagros Mountains (Karamiani & Rastegar-Pouyani 2012; Smid et al. 2014; Gholamifard et al. 2015). HABITAT. — Under small stones, in rolling foothills with scattered vegetation (Smid et al. 2014). IUCN. — Data deficient. REFERENCES. — Nikolsky (1907); Karamiani & Rastegar-Pouyani (2012); Smid et al. (2014); Gholamifard et al. (2015)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 515, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["NIKOLSKY A. M. 1907. - Reptiles and Amphibians collected by N. A. Zarudny in Persia 1903 - 1904 [in Russian]. Annuaire Musee Zoologique de l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de St. - Petersbourg 10: 260 - 301.","GHOLAMIFARD A., RASTEGAR- POUYANI N. & RASTEGAR- POUYANI E. 2015. - Rediscovery of Microgecko helenae fasciatus (Schmidtler and Schmidtler, 1972) from Kermanshah Province, western Iran with notes on taxonomy, morphology, and habitat. Asian Herpetological Research 6 (4): 339 - 346."]}

Cyrtopodion kiabii Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Torki & B��hme, 2011 Cyrtopodion kiabii Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Torki & B��hme, 2011: 23. COMMON NAME. ��� Nayband Bent-toad Gecko. HOLOTYPE. ��� ZFMK 91834. TYPE LOCALITY. ��� 4.5 km South West of Nayband village at a distance of approximately 300 m to coast of the Persian Gulf, 27��21���9.5���N, 52��37���56.5���E, 108 m above sea level, Bushehr Province. DISTRIBUTION. ��� Only known from the type locality. HABITAT. ��� The samples were found in two abandoned buildings, located in a cliffy area near the Persian Gulf coast. IUCN. ��� Not evaluated. REFERENCE. ��� Ahmadzadeh et al. (2011b). REMARKS Ahmadzadeh et al. (2011b) suggested a close relationship between C. kiabii and C. gastropholis., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 512, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["AHMADZADEH F., FLECKS M., TORKI F. & BOHME W. 2011 b. - A new species of angular-toed gecko, genus Cyrtopodion (Squamata: Gekkonidae), from southern Iran. Zootaxa 2924: 22 - 32."]}

Microgecko chabaharensis Gholamifard, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Khosravani, Hosseinian Yousefkhani & Oraei, 2016 Microgecko chabaharensis Gholamifard, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Khosravani, Hosseinian Yousefkhani & Oraei, 2016: 28. COMMON NAME. — Chabahar Dwarf Gecko. HOLOTYPE. — SUHC 1273. TYPE LOCALITY. — Rasoul Abad village, between Chabahar and Konarak, Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Kerman, Fars and Sistan and Baluchestan Provinces. HABITAT. — Sandy habitat with semi-dense cover of halophilic bushes. IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCE. — Gholamifard et al. (2016).

Darevskia caspica Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Carretero, Mozaffari, Böhme, Harris, Freitas & Rödder, 2013 Darevskia caspica Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Carretero, Mozaffari, Böhme, Harris, Freitas & Rödder, 2013: 9. COMMON NAME. — Mazandaran Lizard (designated here). HOLOTYPE. — ZFMK 94109. TYPE LOCALITY. — Beliroon, Amol, Mazandaran Province, (36°23’38”N, 52°25’1.48”E). DISTRIBUTION. — In central part of the Hyrcanian forest, Mazandaran Province (Ahmadzadeh et al. 2013). HABITAT. — Tree trunks and forest floor (Smid et al. 2014). IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCES. — Ahmadzadeh et al. (2013); Smid et al. (2014). REMARK It is a sister taxon of D. chlorogaster (Boulenger, 1908) and a part of D. chlorogaster complex (Ahmadzadeh et al. 2013)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 517, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["AHMADZADEH F., FLECKS M., CARRETERO M. A., MOZAFFARI O., BOHME W., HARRIS D. J., FREITAS S. & RODDER D. 2013. - Cryptic Speciation Patterns in Iranian Rock Lizards Uncovered by Integrative Taxonomy. PloS One 8 (12): e 80563. https: // doi. org / 10.1371 / journal. pone. 0080563"]}

Asaccus kurdistanensis Rastegar-Pouyani, Nilson, & Faizi, 2006 Asaccus kurdistanensis Rastegar-Pouyani, Nilson & Faizi, 2006: 142. COMMON NAME. — Kurdistan Leaf-toad Gecko. HOLOTYPE. — RUZM 1999. TYPE LOCALITY. — 10 km North West of Sarvabad, between Marivan and Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Kurdistan and Kermanshah Provinces, Western Iran. HABITAT. — Mountainous areas with large boulders and rocks intermixed with scattered oak forest. IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCE. — Rastegar-Pouyani et al. (2006)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 521, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795

Mediodactylus stevenandersoni (Torki, 2011) Carinatogecko stevenandersoni Torki, 2011: 103. COMMON NAME. — Lorestan Keel-scaled Gecko (designated here). HOLOTYPE. — ZFMK 91901. TYPE LOCALITY. — Western slopes of the central Zagros Mountains, Tang-e-Gavshomar region (Ganj-Dare), Delphan City, Lorestan Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Known from the central Zagros Mountains in Lorestan and Markazi Provinces (Smid et al. 2014). It may also occur in similar habitats in Kermanshah and Ilam Provinces (Sadeghi & Torki 2011). HABITAT. — Found in a mountainous area with oak forest (Smid et al. 2014). IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCES. — Torki (2011); Sadeghi & Torki (2011); Smid et al. (2014)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 514, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795

Calomyscus bailwardi Thomas, 1905 Calomyscus bailwardi Thomas, 1905: 525. COMMON NAME. — Zagros Mountains Brush-tailed Mouse. HOLOTYPE. — Not traced. TYPE LOCALITY. — Khuzestan Province, Zagros Mountains, 120 km South East of Ahvaz, Izeh. DISTRIBUTION. — Zagros Mountains (Kurdistan, Ilam, Lorestan, Fars, West of Esfahan, East of Khuzestan, Hormozgan, and West of Kerman Provinces (Morshed & Patton 2002; Karami et al. 2008; Ziaie 2008). Moreover, it may occur in Gaziantep and Hakkari Provinces of Turkey (Kryštufek & Vohralík 2009) but no specimens are available for confirmation. Hence, actual range has yet to be defined. HABITAT. — Relatively little is known about its ecology. It is commonly found in forests at intermediate altitudes under evergreens as well as on barren, dry and rocky mountainsides with little vegetation. It favors mountain steppe regions between 400 and 3500 m, and is typically absent from low valleys. Moreover, it favors crevices between stone walls and embankments in small fields and terraced cultivation. In these crevices nests made of woven grass, wool, and other various soft materials have been found (Lay 1967; Grzimek et al. 2004). IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCES. — Thomas (1905); Ellerman (1961); Lay, (1967); Morshed & Patton (2002); Grzimek et al. (2004); Karami et al. (2008); Ziaie (2008); Kryštufek & Vohralík (2009). REMARK All Iranian samples from Khuzestan, Fars, Khorasan, Esfahan, Tehran, and Semnan Provinces belonging to several distinct species were listed under C. bailwardi by Lay (1967) as Calomyscus was considered to be monotypic (Ellerman 1961)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 528, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["MORSHED S. & PATTON J. L. 2002. - New records of mammals from Iran with systematic comments on hedgehogs (Erinaceidae) and mouse-like hamsters (Calomyscus, Muridae). Zoology in the Middle East 26: 49 - 58. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 09397140.2002.10637921","KARAMI M., HUTTERER R., BENDA P., SIAHSARVIE R. & KRYSTUFEK B. 2008. - Annotated check-list of the mammals of Iran. Lynx (Praha) 39 (1): 63 - 102.","KRYSTUFEK B. & VOHRALIK V. 2009. - Mammals of Turkey and Cyprus. Rodentia II: Cricetinae, Muridae, Spalacidae, Calomyscidae, Capromyidae, Hystricidae, Castoridae. Zalozba Annales, Koper, Slovenia.","LAY D. M. 1967. - A study of the mammals of Iran resulting from the street expedition of 1962 - 63. Fieldiana Zoology 54: 1 - 282.","GRZIMEK B., KLEIMAN D. G., GEIST V., MCDADE M. C & TRUMPEY J. E. 2004. - Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Vol. 16., Detroit, Gale, 670 p.","ELLERMAN J. R. 1961. - The fauna of India, including Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon: Mammalia. Rodentia. Calcutta, Zoological Survey of India, 884 p."]}

Mediodactylus aspratilis (Anderson, 1973) Bunopus aspratilis Anderson, 1973: 355. COMMON NAME. — Iranian Keel-scaled Gecko. HOLOTYPE. — USNM 193961. TYPE LOCALITY. — In 35 km East of Gach Saran (30°20’N, 50°48’E), Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad, Kermanshah, Hamedan, Lorestan and Fars Provinces (Anderson 1999; Kami 1999; Karamiani & Rastegar-Pouyani 2011; Smid et al. 2014). HABITAT. — The type and paratype samples were collected by Anderson (1999) under small and flat stones next to a dry stream, in an area with scattered plants (Anderson 1999). It is also found on the wall and ceiling of buildings (Karamiani & Rastegar-Pouyani 2011). IUCN. — Data deficient. REFERENCES. — Anderson (1973; 1999); Kami (1999); Červenka et al. (2010); Karamiani & Rastegar-Pouyani (2011); Smid et al. (2014). REMARKS It was first attributed to the genus Bunopus Blanford, 1874. Some authors accept it as Carinatogecko Golubev & Szczerbak, 1981 and some others synonymized with Mediodactylus (Červenka et al. 2010)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 514, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["ANDERSON S. C. 1973. - A new species of Bunopus from Iran and a key to lizards of the genus Bunopus. Herpetologica 29: 355 - 358.","ANDERSON S. C. 1999. - The Lizards of Iran. Society for the study of amphibians and reptiles, Ithaca, New York, USA. 442 p.","KAMI H. G. 1999. - A new record of Carinatogeck oaspratilis in Iran. Zoology in the Middle East. 17: 15 - 20.","CERVENKA J., FRYNTA D. & KRATOCHVIL L. 2010. - Phylogenetic relationships of the gecko genus Carinatogecko (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Zootaxa 2636: 59 - 64."]}

Phrynocephalus lutensis Kamali & Anderson, 2015 Phrynocephalus lutensis Kamali & Anderson, 2015: 250. COMMON NAME. — Lut Desert Toad Headed Agama. HOLOTYPE. — ZISP 28014. TYPE LOCALITY. — Dasht-e Lut (Lut Desert), Kerman Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Known from the type locality. HABITAT. — Living in wind-blown sand dunes. IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCE. — Kamali & Anderson (2015). Family GEKKONIDAE Gray, 1825 Genus Bunopus Blanford, 1874

Cyrtopodion hormozganum Nazarov, Bondarenko & Radjabizadeh, 2012 Cyrtopodion hormozganum Nazarov, Bondarenko & Radjabizadeh, 2012: 294. COMMON NAME. — Hormozgan Bent-toad Gecko. HOLOTYPE. — ICSTZ M6H1290. TYPE LOCALITY. — Hormozgan Province, 27 km North West of Minab, 27°24’N, 56°57’E. DISTRIBUTION. — Only known from the type locality. HABITAT. — Found on a low rocky mountains dissected by dry riverbeds and almost without vegetation. IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCE. — Nazarov et al. (2012)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 512, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["NAZAROV R., BONDARENKO D. A. & RADJABIZADEH M. 2012. - A new species of thin-toed geckos Cyrtopodion sensu lato (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Hormozgan Province, South Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 19: 292 - 298."]}

Teratoscincus mesriensis Nazarov, Radjabizadeh, Poyarkov, Ananjeva, Melnikov & Rastegar Pouyani, 2017 Teratoscincus mesriensis Nazarov, Radjabizadeh, Poyarkov, Ananjeva, Melnikov & Rastegar Pouyani, 2017: 299. COMMON NAME. — Mesr Wonder Gecko (designated here). HOLOTYPE. — ZMMU R-15156. TYPE LOCALITY. — Environs of Mesr, Esfahan Province, 34°04’N, 54°47’E, elevation 845 m a.s.l. DISTRIBUTION. — Known from the type locality (sand dunes near Mesr, Esfahan Province). HABITAT. — Found in sandy areas. IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCE. — Nazarov et al. (2017)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 522, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["NAZAROV R. A., RAJABIZADEH M., POYARKOV N. A., ANANJEVA N., MELNIKOV D. A., RASTEGAR- POUYANI E. 2017. - A new species of frog-eyed gecko, genus teratoscincus strauch, 1863 (squamata: sauria: sphaerodactylidae), from central Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 24 (4): 291 - 310."]}

Jaculus thaleri Darvish & Hosseinie, 2005 Jaculus thaleri Darvish & Hosseinie, 2005: 23. COMMON NAME. — Thaler’s Jerboa. HOLOTYPE. — ZMFUM-992. TYPE LOCALITY. — Jafarabad, 35°00’N and 58°05’E, Kavir-e-Namak, Kashmar, Khorasan Razavi Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Known from the type locality and Bandan in the South Khorasan Province (Darvish & Hosseinie 2005). HABITAT. — Poorly known. Semi-desert of the northeast of Iran (Darvish & Hosseinie 2005). IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCE. — Darvish & Hosseinie (2005). REMARK This species is closely related to J. blanfordi (Murray, 1884) by skull characteristics and the very complex structure of penis. However, the white flag is absent in the tail of J. thaleri, and karyotype is different from J. blanfordi (Darvish & Hosseinie 2005). Michaux & Shenbrot (2017) concluded that the Thaler’s Jerboa was an aberrant phenotype of J. blanfordi rather than an independent species. Hence, further sampling around the type locality (Kavir-e-Namak) and more integrated taxonomic studies are needed for precise inferences on this issue., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 530, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["DARVISH J. & HOSSEINIE F. 2005. - New species of three-toed jerboa Jaculus thaleri sp. nov. (Dipodidae, Rodentia) from the deserts of Khorasan Province. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 1: 21 - 27.","MICHAUX J. R. & SHENBROT G. I. 2017. - Family Dipodidae (Jerboas) in D. E. WILSON LACHER T. E. JR. & MITTERMERIER R. A. (eds), Handbook of Mammals of the World. Vol. 7. Rodents II. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain: 62 - 101."]}

Hemidactylus romeshkanicus Torki, Manthey & Barts, 2011 Hemidactylus romeshkanicus Torki, Manthey & Barts, 2011: 48. COMMON NAME. — Lorestan Gecko. HOLOTYPE. — ZMB 75020. TYPE LOCALITY. — Western slope of the central Zagros Mountains, Romeshkan region, Lorestan Province (33°16’N, 47°35’E). DISTRIBUTION. — Only known from the type locality. HABITAT. — A mountainous area covered with sparse oak forest. IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCE. — Torki et al. (2011a)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on pages 513-514, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795

Phrynocephalus ananjevae Melnikov, Melnikova, Nazarov & Rajabizadeh, 2013 Phrynocephalus ananjevae Melnikov, Melnikova, Nazarov & Rajabizadeh, 2013: 38. COMMON NAME. — Zagros Toad-headed Agama (designated here). HOLOTYPE. — ZISP 10256.1. TYPE LOCALITY. — Qahferokh, vicinity of Farokhshahr (approximately 32°16’N, 50°58’E), Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Type locality and Abadeh in Fars Province. HABITAT. — Nothing is mentioned in the original description. IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCES. — Melnikov et al. (2013)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 510, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["MELNIKOV D., MELNIKOVA E., NAZAROV R. & RAJABIZADEH M. 2013. - Taxonomic revision of Phrynocephalus persicus de Filippi, 1863 complex with description of a new species from Zagros, southern Iran. Modern Herpetology 13 (1 - 2): 34 - 46."]}

Teratoscincus sistanense Akbarpour, Shafiei, Sehhatisabet & Damadi, 2017 (Fig. 6) Teratoscincus sistanense Akbarpour, Shafiei, Sehhatisabet & Damadi, 2017: 297. COMMON NAME. — Sistan Wonder Gecko (designated here). HOLOTYPE. — ZMSBUK 704. TYPE LOCALITY. — Zahak, 30˚53’42”N, 61˚40’34”E, 492 m, Zabol County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Zabol County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province. HABITAT. — It occurs in sandy area with scattered vegetation. IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCE. — Akbarpour et al. (2017). Family SCINCIDAE Oppel, 1811 Genus Eumeces Wiegmann, 1834, Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 522, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["AKBARPOUR M., SHAFIEI S., SEHHATISABET M. E. & DAMADI E. 2017. - A new species of frog-eyed gecko, genus Teratoscincus Strauch, 1863 (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae), from southeastern Iran. Zoology in the Middle East 63 (4): 296 - 302. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 09397140.2017.1388490"]}

Bunopus crassicauda Nikolsky, 1907 Bunopus crassicauda Nikolsky, 1907: 261. COMMON NAME. — Thickhead Rock Gecko. LECTOTYPE — ZIL 10233. TYPE LOCALITY. — Qom, Maljat-Abad and Khara-Magommed- Abad, Esfahan Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Alborz, Qom, Esfahan, Semnan, Yazd, Fars, Kerman, Khorasan Razavi Provinces (Kamali & Mozaffari 2013; Smid et al. 2014). HABITAT. — Living on alluvial plains and hills with scattered vegetation, mostly bushlands or sparse shrublands (Anderson 1999). IUCN. — Data deficient. REFERENCES. — Nikolsky (1907); Anderson (1999); Kamali & Mozaffari (2013); Smid et al. (2014)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 511, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["NIKOLSKY A. M. 1907. - Reptiles and Amphibians collected by N. A. Zarudny in Persia 1903 - 1904 [in Russian]. Annuaire Musee Zoologique de l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de St. - Petersbourg 10: 260 - 301.","KAMALI K. & MOZAFFARI O. 2013. - New data on the distribution of thick-tailed tuberculate gecko, Bunopus crassicauda (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in Iran. Herpetology Notes 6: 281 - 283.","ANDERSON S. C. 1999. - The Lizards of Iran. Society for the study of amphibians and reptiles, Ithaca, New York, USA. 442 p."]}

Hierophis andreanus (Werner, 1917) Zamenis andreanus Werner, 1917: 207. COMMON NAME. — Andreas’ Racer. SYNTYPE. — ZFMK 31600. TYPE LOCALITY. — Southern parts of the Zagros Mountains. DISTRIBUTION. — Bushehr, Fars, Ilam, Kerman, Kermanshah, and Lorestan Provinces (Rajabizadeh & Rastegar-Pouyani 2009, Fathinia et al. 2010; Torki 2010b). HABITAT. — Rocky areas and human habitations in the Zagros Mountains (Fathinia et al. 2010), to the elevation of 2000 m a.s.l. (Rajabizadeh & Rastegar-Pouyani 2009). IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCES. — Werner (1917); Rajabizadeh & Rastegar-Pouyani (2009), Fathinia et al. (2010), Torki (2010b)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 524, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["FATHINIA B., RASTEGAR- POUYANI N., DARVISHNIA H. & RAJABIZA- DEH M. 2010. - The snake fauna of Ilam Province, southwestern Iran. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 6 (1): 9 - 23."]}

Parsigecko ziaiei Safaei-Mahroo, Ghaffari & Anderson, 2016 Parsigecko ziaiei Safaei-Mahroo, Ghaffari & Anderson, 2016: 430. COMMON NAME. — Ziaie’s Pars-Gecko. HOLOTYPE. — CAS 259180. TYPE LOCALITY. — Koh-e Homag, in the Zagros Mountains, Hormozgan Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Only known from the type locality. HABITAT. — Forest steppe habitat. IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCE. — Safaei-Mahroo et al. (2016).

Asaccus kermanshahensis Rastegar-Pouyani, 1996 Asaccus kermanshahensis Rastegar-Pouyani, 1996: 12. COMMON NAME. — Kermanshah Leaf-toad Gecko. HOLOTYPE. — TUZM 164 R. TYPE LOCALITY. — Mian-Rahan, 40 km North East of Kermanshah city, Kermanshah Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Only known from the type locality. HABITAT. — Rock crevices and small caves in the Zagros Mountains. IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCE. — Rastegar-Pouyani (1996)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 521, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795

Asaccus andersoni Torki, Fathinia, Rostami, Gharzi & Nazari-Serenheh, 2011 Asaccus andersoni Torki, Fathinia, Rostami, Gharzi & NazariSerenheh, 2011: 52. COMMON NAME. — Anderson Leaf-toad Gecko. HOLOTYPE. — ZMB 75015. TYPE LOCALITY. — Mont Darbaste, 2 km North of Teran village, Ivan City, Ilam Province, West of Iran. DISTRIBUTION. — Only recorded from the type locality. HABITAT. — A mountainous area covered with scattered oak forests which is characterized by deeply carved-out gullies running from the base to the top with large rocks and boulders inside and high rocky walls at both sides. IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCE. — Torki et al. (2011b)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 520, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795

Montivipera kuhrangica Rajabizadeh, Nilson & Kami, 2011 Montivipera kuhrangica Rajabizadeh, Nilson & Kami, 2011: 235. COMMON NAME. — Kuhrang Mountain Viper. HOLOTYPE. — ZMGU2203. TYPE LOCALITY. — Tulip valley (Dashte Lale) (32°36’N, 50°11’E), North East of Chelgerd village, Kuhrang region, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari Province. HABITAT. — High elevated mountain valley with medium to high density of vegetation. IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCES. — Rajabizadeh et al. (2011); Rastegar-Pouyani et al. (2014); Stümpel et al. (2016). REMARK Rajabizadeh et al. (2011) described this species based on unique color pattern and morphological characters. A molecular study by Rastegar-Pouyani et al. (2014) suggested that the three species Montivipera kuhrangica Rajabizadeh, Nilson & Kami, 2011; M. Latifi (Mertens, Darewsky & Klemmer, 1967) and M. albicornuta (Nilsen & Andren, 1985) all are belonging to M. raddei (Boettger, 1890). Another phylogenetic study conducted by Stümpel et al. (2016) suppose that M. kuhrangica and M. latifi are as valid taxa., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 526, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["RAJABIZADEH M., NILSON G. & KAMI H. G. 2011. - A new species of mountain viper (Ophidia: Viperidae) from the central Zagros Mountains, Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 18: 235 - 240."]}

Ophiomorus streeti Anderson & Leviton, 1966 Ophiomorus streeti Anderson & Leviton, 1966: 512. COMMON NAME. — Street’s Snake Skink. HOLOTYPE. — FMNH 141551. TYPE LOCALITY. — Eleven miles West of Iranshahr, Sistan and Baluchestan Province (Anderson 1999). DISTRIBUTION. — Sistan and Baluchestan and Kerman Provinces (Sami et al. 2017). HABITAT. — Living in dry sandy ground (Rathor 1969). IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCES. — Anderson & Leviton (1966); Rathor (1969); Anderson (1999); Sami et al. (2017). REMARK The collecting area is common with O. brevipes (Blanford, 1874) (Anderson & Leviton 1966; Smid et al. 2014). Suborder SERPENTES Linnaeus, 1785 Family COLUBRIDAE Oppel, 1811 Genus Eirenis Jan, 1863, Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 524, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["ANDERSON S. C. & LEVITON A. E. 1966. - A review of the genus Ophiomorus with description of three new forms. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 33: 499 - 534.","ANDERSON S. C. 1999. - The Lizards of Iran. Society for the study of amphibians and reptiles, Ithaca, New York, USA. 442 p."]}

Eremias andersoni Darevsky & Szczerbak, 1978 Eremias andersoni Darevsky & Szczerbak, 1978: 13. COMMON NAME. — Anderson’s Racerunner. HOLOTYPE. — MMTT 1671. TYPE LOCALITY. — Dashte-Kavir Desert, 45 km East of Namak Lake (34°30’N, 52°40’E). DISTRIBUTION. — Dashte-Kavir Desert in Semnan, Qom and Esfahan Provinces (Safaei-Mahroo et al. 2015). HABITAT. — Isolated areas of semi-stable sands in stony desert. Largely found in the low areas between dunes among grasses and low shrubs (Anderson 1999). IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCES. — Darevsky & Shcherbak (1978); Anderson (1999); Safaei-Mahroo et al. (2015). REMARK This species is known only from the holotype and two paratypes. According to morphological evalutions, it shows affinity to Eremias fasciata Blanford, 1874, but its subgeneric position remains unclear (Darevsky & Shcherbak 1978; Anderson 1999). Eremias isfahanica Rastegar-Pouyani, Hosseinian, Rafiee, Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on pages 518-519, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["ANDERSON S. C. 1999. - The Lizards of Iran. Society for the study of amphibians and reptiles, Ithaca, New York, USA. 442 p.","DAREVSKY I. S. & SHCHERBAK N. N. 1978. - Eremias andersoni, a New Lizard (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Lacertidae) from Iran. Journal of Herpetology 12 (1): 13 - 15. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 1563496"]}

Mediodactylus ilamensis (Fathinia, Karamiani, Darvishnia, Heidari & Rastegar-Pouyani, 2011) Carinatogecko ilamensis Fathinia, Karamiani, Darvishnia, Heidari & Rastegar-Pouyani, 2011: 62. COMMON NAME. — Ilam keel-scaled Gecko (designated here). HOLOTYPE. — RUZM-GC120.1. TYPE LOCALITY. — Limestone sediments of Western foothills of the Zagros Mountains, Zarin-Abad region, Dehloran Township, Ilam Province, at the coordinates of 32°57’51”N, 47°03’23”E. DISTRIBUTION. — Only known from the area of the type locality. HABITAT. — According to Fathinia et al. (2011) the habitat is composed of gypsum and lime sediment in a semi-desert area. The samples were collected in the foothills about 200-500 m south of a permanent river. IUCN. — Not evaluated. REFERENCE. — Fathinia et al. (2011)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 514, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["FATHINIA B., KARAMIANI R., DARVISHNIA H., HEIDARI N. & RAS- TEGAR- POUYANI N. 2011. - A new species of Carinatogecko (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Ilam Province, western Iran. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 5: 61 - 74."]}

Apathya yassujica (Nilson, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani & Andrén, 2003) Lacerta yassujica Nilson, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani & Andrén, 2003: 18. COMMON NAME. — Yassujian Lizard. HOLOTYPE. — GNM 5612. GNHM. TYPE LOCALITY. — 30 km South West of Yassuj, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province (30°28N’, 51°31’E) (Nilson et al. 2003). DISTRIBUTION. — Western Iran from the type locality and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province (Nilson et al. 2003; Arnold et al. 2007; Rajabizadeh et al. 2010). HABITAT. — On rocky slopes with open Quercus forest (Nilson et al. 2003). According to Rajabizadeh et al. (2010) it is found in mountainous area with scattered vegetation. IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCES. — Nilson et al. (2003); Arnold et al. (2007); Rajabizadeh et al. (2010); Kapli et al. (2013). REMARK According to Kapli et al. (2013) “The phylogeographical scenario emerging from the genetic data suggests that the present distribution of the genus was determined by a combination of dispersal and vicariance events between Anatolia and South West of Asia dating back to the Miocene and continuing up to the Pleistocene”., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on pages 516-517, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["NILSON G., RASTEGAR- POUYANI N., RASTEGAR- POUYANI E. & ANDREN C. 2003. - Lacertas of south and central zagros mountains, Iran, with description of two new taxa. Russian Journal of Herpetology 10 (1): 11 - 24.","ARNOLD E. N., ARRIBAS O. & CARRANZA S. 2007. - Systematics of the Palaearctic and Oriental lizard tribe Lacertini (Squamata: Lacertidae: Lacertinae), with descriptions of eight new genera. Zootaxa 1430: 1 - 86. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 1430.1.1","RAJABIZADEH M., RASTEGAR- POUYANI N., KHOSRAVANI A., BARANI- BEIRANVAND H., FAIZI H. & ORAEI H. 2010. - New records of lacertid genera, Iranolacerta and Apathya (Sauria: Lacertidae) in Iran. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 6: 21 - 32.","KAPLI P., BOTONI D., ILGAZ C., KUMLUTAS Y., AVCI A., RASTEGAR- POUYANI N., FATHINIA B., LYMBERAKIS P., AHMADZADEH F. & POULAKAKIS N. 2013. - Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the Anatolian lizard Apathya (Squamata, Lacertidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 992 - 1001. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. ympev. 2012.12.002"]}

Darevskia defilippii (Camerano, 1877) Podarcis defilippii Camerano, 1877: 90. COMMON NAME. — Alborz Lizard. SYNTYPES. — MSNTO R2713, MSNTO R2734. TYPE LOCALITY. — Lar Valley and Damavand, Tehran Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Western part of the Alborz Mountains, Northern Iran (Ahmadzadeh et al. 2013). HABITAT. — Small loose rocks, on rocky protrusions and shrubby vegetation (Anderson 1999). IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCES. — Camerano (1877); Anderson (1999); Ahmadzadeh et al. (2013). REMARK The name initially proposed by Camerano (1877) revealed a complex of four species (Anderson 1999; Ahmadzadeh et al. 2013). Darevskia kamii Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Carretero, Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on pages 517-518, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["CAMERANO L. 1877. - Considerazioni sul genere Lacerta LINN. e descrizione di due nuove specie. Atti della Reale Accademia delle scienze di Torino 13: 79 - 98.","AHMADZADEH F., FLECKS M., CARRETERO M. A., MOZAFFARI O., BOHME W., HARRIS D. J., FREITAS S. & RODDER D. 2013. - Cryptic Speciation Patterns in Iranian Rock Lizards Uncovered by Integrative Taxonomy. PloS One 8 (12): e 80563. https: // doi. org / 10.1371 / journal. pone. 0080563","ANDERSON S. C. 1999. - The Lizards of Iran. Society for the study of amphibians and reptiles, Ithaca, New York, USA. 442 p."]}

Ophiomorus nuchalis Nilson & Andrén, 1978 Ophiomorus nuchalis Nilson & Andrén, 1978: 559. COMMON NAME. — Plateau Snake Skink. HOLOTYPE. — GNM 4418. TYPE LOCALITY. — Siah Kuh in the Kavir Protected Region (34°44’N, 52°11’E), Semnan Province (Anderson 1999). DISTRIBUTION. — Untill now the species is recorded from the following provinces: Alborz, Teharan, Qom, Semnan, Esfahan and Yazd (Mozaffari et al. 2011b; Qomi et al. 2011; Farhadi et al. 2015; Hosseinzadeh et al. 2016; Sami et al. 2017). HABITAT. — Found under stones on the gravel ground (Anderson 1999), in loose soil layer mixed with plant detritus under bushes (Smid et al. 2014), as well as farmlands (Qomi et al. 2011). IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCES. — Nilson & Andrén (1978); Anderson (1999); Mozaffari et al. (2011b); Qomi et al. (2011); Smid et al. (2014); Farhadi et al. (2015); Hosseinzadeh et al. (2016); Sami et al. (2017)., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 523, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["NILSON G. & ANDREN C. 1978. - A new species of Ophiomorus from Kavir desert, Iran. Copeia 1978: 559 - 564. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 1443680","ANDERSON S. C. 1999. - The Lizards of Iran. Society for the study of amphibians and reptiles, Ithaca, New York, USA. 442 p.","MOZAFFARI O., GHAFFARI H., KAMALI K. & SAFAEI- MAHROO B. 2011 b. - New record of plateau snake skink, Ophiomorus nuchalis (Squamata: Scincidae), from Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 18: 36 - 38.","QOMI M. F., KAMI H. G., SHAJII H. & KAZEMI S. M. 2011. - Further Records of the Plateau Snake Skink Ophiomorus nuchalis Nilson and Andren, 1978 (Sauria: Scincidae) from Esfahan Province, Iran. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 7 (2): 171 - 175.","FARHADI Q. M., HOSSEINZADEH M. S. & KAZEMI S. M. 2015. - Studying morphological and environmental characteristics of the Plateau Snake Skink Ophiomorus nuchalis Nilson and Andren, 1978 (Sauria: Scincidae) in Central Plateau of Iran. Iranian Journal Animal Biosystematics 11: 165 - 171.","HOSSEINZADEH M. S. FARHADI Q. M. & KAZEMI S. M. 2016. - Distribution of Ophiomorus nuchalis Nilson and Andren, 1978 Current status of knowledge. Herpetozoa. 29 (1 - 2)."]}

Cyrtopodion gastropholis (Werner, 1917) Gymnodactylus gastropholis Werner, 1917: 194. COMMON NAME. — Fars Spider Gecko. HOLOTYPE. — ZFMK 27095. TYPE LOCALITY. — Fars Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Anderson (1999) stated that it is known only from the holotype and five paratypes from the coastal plain of the Persian Gulf in Fars Province. According to Smid et al. (2014) it is distributed in Bushehr, Hormozgan, Fars, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Provinces. HABITAT. — Anderson (1999) collected a single specimen in a mudbrick building that was constructed as a shelter over a well which was located at the margin of the coastal plain. IUCN. — Data deficient. REFERENCES. — Werner (1917); Anderson (1999); Ahmadzadeh et al. (2011b); Smid et al. (2014). REMARKS According to Ahmadzadeh et al. (2011b) a close relationship is suggested between this species and C. kiabii Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Torki & Böhme, 2011., Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 512, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["ANDERSON S. C. 1999. - The Lizards of Iran. Society for the study of amphibians and reptiles, Ithaca, New York, USA. 442 p.","AHMADZADEH F., FLECKS M., TORKI F. & BOHME W. 2011 b. - A new species of angular-toed gecko, genus Cyrtopodion (Squamata: Gekkonidae), from southern Iran. Zootaxa 2924: 22 - 32."]}

Xerotyphlops wilsoni (Wall, 1908) Typhlops wilsoni Wall, 1908: 796. COMMON NAME. — Wilson’s Blind Snake. HOLOTYPE. — Unlocated. TYPE LOCALITY. — May-Haftaan, Shooshtar, Khuzestan Province. DISTRIBUTION. — Only known from the type locality. HABITAT. — Deficiency of information. IUCN. — Data deficient. REFERENCE. — Wall (1908). Family VIPERIDAE Oppel, 1811 Genus Montivipera Nilson, Tuniyev, Andrén, Orlov, Joger & Herrmann, 1999, Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on page 526, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795

Podoces pleskei Zarudny, 1896 (Fig. 8) Podoces pleskei Zarudny, 1896: xii. COMMON NAME. — Iranian Ground-Jay. HOLOTYPE. — Not traced. DISTRIBUTION. — Sehhatisabet (2007) reported this species from Semnan, Esfahan, Tehran, Yazd, Khorasan Razavi, South Khorasan, Kerman and Fars Provinces. The most observed individuals were from the Touran Biosphere Reserve in Semnan Province. Baloutch in 1977 reported this species also from Sistan and Baluchestan and Golestan Provinces (Radnezhad et al. 2011). HABITAT. — Distributed in desert and semi-desert areas particularly on the Iranian Plateau. The nest is located at the top of and in the compact parts of plants, especially Atraphaxis spinosa L., Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & C.A.Mey and Zygophyllum eurypterum Boiss. & Buhse (Satei et al. 2010; Radnezhad et al. 2011). Sehhatisabet (2007) observed all the studied samples in steppe and sandy deserts with spread shrubs of Zygophyllum sp., Haloxylon sp. and Ephedra sp. IUCN. — Least concern. REFERENCES. — Zarudny (1896); Sehhatisabet (2007); Satei et al. (2010); Radnezhad et al. (2011). REMARK According to Sehhatisabet (2007) P.pleskei is observed within a few km of the Afghanistan border in the Namakazar Basin between Niyaz Abad and Kalateh Kabudeh in East of Khorasan. Moreover, its range extends toward the Iran-Pakistan border (Radnezhad et al. 2011). Despite the LC status of the Iranian Ground-Jay, some crucial factors such as habitat loss and the sample collection for museums affect its populations (Sehhatisabet 2007). Class MAMMALIA Linnaeus, 1758 Order SORICOMORPHA Gregory, 1910 Family SORICIDAE G. Fischer, 1814 Genus Crocidura Wagler, 1832, Published as part of Eskandarzadeh, Naeimeh, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nasrullah, Rastegar-Pouyani, Eskandar, Fathinia, Behzad, Bahmani, Zahed, Hamidi, Kordiyeh & Gholamifard, Ali, 2018, Annotated checklist of the endemic Tetrapoda species of Iran, pp. 507-537 in Zoosystema 40 (24) on pages 526-527, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a24, http://zenodo.org/record/4336795, {"references":["RADNEZHAD H., SATEI N., KABOLI M., KARAMI M., PRODON R. & CHERAGHI S. 2011. - Breeding ecology of the Iranian Ground Jay (Podoces pleskei). African Journal of Biotechnology 10 (21): 4494 - 4500."]}