Institut für Biologie der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Date of this Version
2012
Document Type
Article
Citation
Erforschung biologischer Ressourcen der Mongolei (2012) band 12: 203-212.
Abstract
From the viewpoint of evolution, the classes of amphibians and reptiles could be considered as relicts, and because they are poikilothermic animals, it’s very difficult for these species to live under the dry and cold climatic conditions in Mongolia. Even species diversity is poor, Mongolian herpetological composition is unique, highly adopted to the country’s harsh climate and originated a long time ago.
In Mongolia, six species of amphibians belong to four genera, four families and two orders and the recorded 21 species of reptiles belong to 13 genera in six families of two suborders.
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