Abundance of Lacertilians in Relation to Elevation and Vegetation in Jebel Al Dayer Biosphere Reserve, North Kordofan State

Jebel Al Dayer (3,715 km2) because of its richness in flora and diversity in faunal forms it became a UNESCO's world biosphere reserves in 2017. Its lacertilians comprised 14 species, belonging to 11 genera in 7 families. Its lacertilians species comprises 15% of those known for Sudan. Adults and juveniles of Hemidactylus angulatus, Tarantula annularis, Latastia longicaudata, Agama agama, Agama doriae, Trachylepis quinquetaeniata and Acanthodactylus boskianus, were found during all seasons. Agama agama, A. doriae and T. quinquetaeniata were found in all elevations. Some residents of the biosphere reserve endangered the existence of Varanus niloticus by eating its meat and trading in its leather or using Chamaeleo africanus in traditional medicine.

Author(s): Zuheir N Mahmoud*, Mohamed A Abd El-Rahman and Mohamed AA Salih

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