Diversity and Altitudinal Distribution of Squamata in Two Distinct Ecological Zones of Dir, A Himalayan Sub-Zone of Northern Pakistan

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Authors' Contribution QJ and SBR conceived and designed the study and wrote the article. QJ and MI collected the specimens and identified them. SBR and SU made the altitude maps. MA, FZ and QZ helped in acquisition of data and edited the manuscript

Study of Lacertilian (Lizards) diversity of District Dir (L), KPK, Pakistan

“…Eublepharis macularius (Blyth, 1854) (Fig. Remarks: This species was reported for the first time by (Jamal et al, 2018) from Dir Lower. During our recent work a total of 12 specimens were collected from five localities; Takoro, Dehri, Zaimdara, Ghlo tangay, Andheri, and Saddo, of the district Dir Lower.…”

“…A single species of genus Varanus were recorded from District Dir Lower. Remarks: This species is for the first time reported by (Jamal et al, 2018). We collect a total of Six specimens, three specimens were collected from shahidan banda and dehri while one specimen was collected from Adenzai Ouch Sharqi, Gharbi.…”

Floristic list and biological spectra of plants of Arrang Sire Ghar, Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtonkhwa, Pakistan

“…Chakor, monal pheasant, cranes, owl, wood pecker, sparrow, black and brown partridges, Porcupine, snake, rabbit, coyote, jackals, crows, lizards, spiders, duck, parrots, ~ 104 ~ monkeys, long horns and dozens of birds and insects are found in Bajaur Agency. The vegetation in Malasid Hills show great variation with the change in climate and depends upon rains and other geographic factors (Zaman et al, 2018) [9] . Broadly speaking, the vegetation of Malasid Hills is distributed in these zones, depending upon the elevation (Rahman et al, 2018) [13] .…”

“…This grass contains the aromatic compound Coumarin in great quantities. The dominant plant species of Malasaid Hills are Kharawa (Cotoneaster affinis), Khar Ghwag (Verbascum Thapsus), Batoora (Datura Stramonium), Maraghoonay (Solanum surratens), Koteelal (Wlhania somnifera), Dambara (Zanthoxylem armatum), Markhanai (Zizipus maurutiana), Ghwarija (Indigofera heterantha), Khona (Olea ferruginea), Inzar (Ficus palmata), Palosa (Acacia modesta), Gooti (Ajuga bracteosa), Ghooz (Juglans reggia), Seerai (Quercus incana), Geeray (Alnus nitida), Kwaray (Berberis lyceum), Spulmai (Calatropis procera), Gandiray (Nerium oleander), Sharghashay (Saccharum spontaneum), Nakhtar (Pinus roxburghii), Chinar (Platanus orientalis) and hundreds of others are some of the common species of this zone (Jamal et al, 2018) [9] .…”