Mehdi Rajabizadeh

Mehdi Rajabizadeh also spelled as Radjabizadeh, Iranian herpetologist

• Department of Biodiversity, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran.

Taxon names authored

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• 18 taxon names authored by Mehdi Rajabizadeh

Publications

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2007

• Nazarov, R.A. & Rajabizadeh, M. 2007. A New Species of Angular-Toed Gecko of the Genus Cyrtopodion (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from South-East Iran (Sistan-Baluchistan Province). Russian Journal of Herpetology 14(2): 137–144. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2007-14-2-137-144 [nonfunctional] Reference page. 

2010

• Nazarov, R.A., Ananjeva, N.B. & Rajabizadeh, M. 2010. Two New Species of Angular-Toed Geckoes (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from South Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 16(4): 311–324. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2009-16-4-311-324 [nonfunctional] Reference page. 

2011

• Rajabizadeh, M., Nilson, G. & Kami, H.G. 2011. A New Species of Mountain Viper (Ophidia: Viperidae) from the Central Zagros Mountains, Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 18(3): 235–240. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2011-18-3-235-240 ; Abstract Reference page. 

2012

• Nazarov, R.A., Bondarenko, D.A. & Rajabizadeh, M. 2012. A New Species of Thin-Toed Geckos Cyrtopodion sensu lato (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Hormozgan Province, South Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 19(4): 292–298. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2012-19-4-292-29 [nonfunctional] Reference page. 
• Rajabizadeh, M., Schmidtler, J., Javanmardi, S., Rastegar-Pouyani, N. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2012. Taxonomy, distribution and geographic variation of Eirenis punctatolineatus (Boettger, 1892) (Reptilia: Colubridae). Amphibia-Reptilia 33(1): 69–82. DOI: 10.1163/156853811X622048 Reference page. 
• Rajabizadeh, M., Schmidtler, J., Orlov, N.L. & Soleimani, G. 2012. Review of taxonomy and distribution of the Eirenis medus group (Chernov, 1940) (Ophidia: Colubridae) with description of a new species of the genus Eirenis from Kerman Province, southeastern Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 19(4): 307–313. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2012-19-4-307-313 [nonfunctional] Reference page. 

2013

• Heidari, N., Rastegar-Pouyani, N., Rastegar-Pouyani, E. & Rajabizadeh, M. 2013. A new species of Acanthodactylus Fitzinger 1834 (Sauria: Lacertidae) from southern Iran. Zootaxa 3722(3): 333–346. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3722.3.3 Reference page. 
• Melnikov, D.A., Melnikova, E.N., Nazarov, R.A. & Rajabizadeh, M. 2013. Taxonomic revision of Phrynocephalus persicus De Filippi, 1863 complex with description of a new species from Zagros, Southern Iran. Current Studies in Herpetology 13(1/2): 34–46. Reference page. 

2015

• Avcı, A., Ilgaz, Ç., Rajabizadeh, M., Yılmaz, C., Üzüm, N., Adriaens, D., Kumlutaş, Y. & Olgun, K. 2015. Molecular Phylogeny and Micro CT-Scanning Revealed Extreme Cryptic Biodiversity in Kukri Snake, Muhtarophis gen. nov., a New Genus for Rhynchocalamus barani (Serpentes: Colubridae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 22(3): 159–174. Abstract and Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

2016

• Rastegar-Pouyani, E., Hosseinian, S., Rafiee, S., Kami, H.G., Rajabizadeh, M. & Wink, M. 2016. A new species of the genus Eremias Fitzinger, 1834 (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Central Iran, supported by mtDNA sequences and morphology. Zootaxa 4132(2): 207–220. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4132.2.2 Reference page. 
• Rastegar-Pouyani, E., Hosseinian, S., Rafiee, S., Kami, H.G., Rajabizadeh, M. & Wink, M. 2016. ERRATUM: ESKANDAR RASTEGAR-POUYANI, SAEED HOSSEINIAN, SOOLMAZ RAFIEE, HAJI GHOLI KAMI, MEHDI RAJABIZADEH & MICHAEL WINK (2016) A new species of the genus Eremias Fitzinger, 1834 (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Central Iran, supported by mtDNA sequences and morphology . Zootaxa, 4132: 207–220. Zootaxa 4169(3): 600–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4169.3.12. Reference page. 
• Rajabizadeh, M., Nagy, Z.T., Adriaens, D., Avcı, A., Masroor, R., Schmidtler, J., Nazarov, R., Esmaeili, H.R. & Christiaens, J. 2016. Alpine-Himalayan orogeny drove correlated morphological, molecular, and ecological diversification in the Persian dwarf snake (Squamata: Serpentes: Eirenis persicus). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 176(4): 878–913. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12342 Reference page. 
• Stümpel, N., Rajabizadeh, M., Avcı, A., Wüster, W. & Joger, U. 2016. Phylogeny and diversification of mountain vipers (Montivipera, Nilson et al., 2001) triggered by multiple Plio–Pleistocene refugia and high-mountain topography in the Near and Middle East. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 101: 336–351. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.04.025 Reference page. 

2017

• Nazarov, R.A., Radjabizadeh, M., Poyarkov Jr., N.A., Ananjeva, N.B., Melnikov, D.A. & Rastegar-Pouyani, E. 2017. A New Species of Frog-Eyed Gecko, Genus Teratoscincus Strauch, 1863 (Squamata: Sauria: Sphaerodactylidae), from Central Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 24(4): 291–310. DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2017-24-4-291-310 ; Abstract Reference page. 

2018

• Nazarov, R.A., Melnikov, D.A., Radjabizadeh, M. & Poyarkov, Jr., N.A. 2018. A new species of short-fingered geckos Stenodactylus (Squamata, Geckonidae) from South Iran with taxonomic notes on validity of the genus Trigonodactylus Hass, 1957. Zootaxa 4457(1): 93–113. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4457.1.4. Reference page. 
• Rajabizadeh, M., Faizi, H., Anderson, S.C., Zarrintab, M. & Nazarov, R. 2018. Taxonomic status of Tropiocolotes cf. steudneri with a description of a new species of Tropiocolotes (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) in southern Iran. Zootaxa 4388(2): 283–291. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4388.2.10 Reference page. 
• Solovyeva, E.N., Dunayev, E.N., Nazarov, R.A., Rajabizadeh, M. & Poyarkov, Jr., N.A. 2018. Molecular and morphological differentiation of Secret Toad-headed agama, Phrynocephalus mystaceus, with the description of a new subspecies from Iran (Reptilia, Agamidae). ZooKeys 748: 97–129. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.748.20507. Reference page. 

2020

• Rajabizadeh, M., Pyron, R.A., Nazarov, R., Poyarkov, N.A., Adriaens, D. & Herrel, A. 2020. Additions to the phylogeny of colubrine snakes in Southwestern Asia, with description of a new genus and species (Serpentes: Colubridae: Colubrinae). PeerJ 8: e9016. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9016 Reference page. 
• Eskandarzadeh, N., Rastegar-Pouyani, N., Rastegar-Pouyani, E., Zargan, J., Hajinourmohamadi, A., Nazarov, R.A., Sami, S., Rajabizadeh, M., Nabizadeh, H. & Navaian, M. 2020. A new species of Eryx (Serpentes: Erycidae) from Iran. Zootaxa 4767(1): 182–192. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4767.1.8 Reference page. 

2024

• Nazarov, R.A., Nabizadeh, H., Rajabizadeh, M., Melnikov, D.A., Volkova, V.R., Poyarkov, N.A. & Rastegar-Pouyani, E. 2024. Taxonomy of Iranian Asaccus (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) with description of a new species from southern Iran. Zootaxa 5514(2): 101–128. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5514.2.1 Reference page.