Ophiomorus maranjabensis Kazemi, Qomi, Kami & Anderson, 2011

HOLOTYPE. ZMGU 2570.

TYPE LOCALITY. Maranjab, south of Daryache Namak, Esfahan Prov., Iran.

DISTRIBUTION. Endemic to Iran.

DISTRIBUTION IN IRAN. Fig. 134. Known only from the type locality and its vicinity .

HABITAT. Loose sandy substrate with sparse vegetation consisting of Alhagi sp., Heliotropium aucheri, Peganum harmala, Rosularia sp. and various grasses.

REMARKS. This species resembles morphologically O. raithmai from S Pakistan and NW India (Kazemi et al. 2011).

REFERENCES. Kazemi et al. (2011).