Squamate Fauna of Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Tank and Lakki Marwat Districts), Pakistan
Squamate Fauna of Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Tank and Lakki Marwat Districts), Pakistan
Muhammad Shehzad1, Fida Ullah1, Shahid Niaz Khan1, Abdul Majid1*, Muhammad Rais2, Muazzam Ali Khan3, Tariq Ahmad4 and Sanaullah Khan5
Major habitats of the study area, Mountainous areas (A-B), Small Wetlands (C), Sandy Dunes (D), Hard Clay Cliffs (E), and Tropical dry deciduous forests (F).
Lizards recorded from the study area Laudakia nupta (A), Eublepharis macularius (A-B), Saara hardwickii (C), Trapelus rubrigularis (D), Acanthodactylus cantorus (E), Hemidactylus sp. (F).
Lizards recorded from the study area Varanus bengalensis (A), Varanus griseus (B), Hemidactylus persicus (C), Eutropis dissimilis (D).
Snakes recorded from the study area Spalerosophis diadema (A and C), Spalerosophis atriceps (B) Lycodon aulicus (C), Boiga trigonata (D), Eryx johnii (E), Eryx conicus (F).
Snakes recorded from the study area Naja naja (A), Echis carinatus (B), Ptyas mucosa (C), Naja oxiana (D), Bungarus caeruleus (E).
Map showing sampling sites randomly selected in the areas of Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the districts of Tank and Lakki Marwat.
