Reptiles introduced to
Iran 

 

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Introduced species(confirmed and presumed introductions, incl. both surviving and extirpated populations, excl. unpublished records)


Species

References
Turtles (Testudines)

Trachemys scripta

Common Slider

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2017 Safaei-Mahroo, Ghaffari, Fahimi, Broomand, Yazdanian, Majd, Yousefkhani, Rezazadeh, Hosseinzadeh, Nasrabadi, Rajabizadeh, Mashayekhi, Motesharei, Naderi & Kazemi 2015

Pelodiscus sinensis

Chinese Softshell Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2017 Safaei-Mahroo, Ghaffari, Fahimi, Broomand, Yazdanian, Majd, Yousefkhani, Rezazadeh, Hosseinzadeh, Nasrabadi, Rajabizadeh, Mashayekhi, Motesharei, Naderi & Kazemi 2015