Lurish Esk
Lurish Esk or Hâjibârikow [1] (Neurergus Kaiseri) is a colourful speshie o esk that lives sooth o tha Zagros Muntains. Accordin tae tha resolution o Iran's Supreme Council o Environment, due tae tha endangerit speshies o this amphibian, buyin, sellin an transportin it is prohibitit an the guilty body will be finit an reestit.
| Neurergus kaiseri | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Cless: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Faimily: | Salamandridae |
| Genus: | Neurergus |
| Species: | Neurergus kaiseri |
Lurish Esk is endemic to the soothern Zagros Muntains o Iran. It is maistlins found in upland areas wi wattercoorses surroundit bi dry bussland (bushland), but it kin be found in ponds an ither smaller bodies o watter an aw. It is kent fra anely ane area wi an extent o juist under 10 square kilometers. Durin a large part o the yeir it lives in dry lands. It then lives in the shelter o forest, which in this area is dominatit bi aiks an pistachio trees. Durin the dry saison, the individuals estivate.
Faiturs
[eedit | edit soorce]This amphibian measures roondaboot 12 cm, bein tha smawest speshies o tha genus. Tha tail is less nor hawf tha hale lenth. Tha heid is flet, somewhit longer nor wide, wi a roundit tip. Tha parotids are nae prominent. Tha trunk is roondit-form in cross section an haes nae lateral rigs. Tha skin on tha back an sides is kin o smuithe wi anely smaw warts shawin.
Gallery
[eedit | edit soorce]
1-day-auld esk egg.
10-day-auld esk egg.
20-day-auld esk larva.
A specimen that is still juvenile (youthie).
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- Mozafar Sharifi Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani Vahid Akmali, Somayeh Assadian Narengi: On distribution and conservation status of Neurergus kaiseri (Caudata: Salamandridae) Russian Journal of Herpetology, Band 15, No. 3, 2008, S. 169–172
- Frost, Darrel R. (2009) , database. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference v5.3