Abstract
The aim of present research was to study the snake fauna of western parts of Golestan province; from Gorgan city up to the border of Mazandaran province; by analysing the morphological characters and using identification keys. The studies were undertaken during 2008-2009. A total of 36 specimens were collected. These included 11 species belonging to 10 genera and 4 families; Natrix tessellata, Natrix natrix, Elaphe dione, Hemorrhois ravergieri, Dolichophis jugularis, Platyceps najadum, Telescopus fallax and Zamenis persica from Colubridae family, Typhlops Vermiculari from Typhlopidae family, Naja oxiana from Elapidae, Gloydius halys caucasicus from Viperida. Scaterred map of each species was plotted.
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