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Biography

Hanyeh Ghaffari is an Iranian conservationist and an assistant professor of biodiversity management and conservation in the faculty of natural resources at the University of Kurdistan. She has been one of the only two members of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group from Iran since 2004. Her professional interests encompass the fields of ecology, conservation of amphibians, and reptiles with an emphasis on pond turtles and tortoises. She and her students' researches including habitat preferences, home range, population and nesting ecology, and feeding habits of pond turtles and tortoises in Iran.

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Employment (1)

University Of Kurdistan: Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, IR

Assistant Professor (Department of Environmental Sciences)
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Hanyeh Ghaffari

Works (14)

Amphibian hotspots in Iran: Effectiveness of current protected area and priorities for conservation planning

Global Ecology and Conservation
2024-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Hanyeh Ghaffari; Barbod Safaei-Mahroo; Aidin Niamir
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A new species of Hemidactylus (Squamata: Gekkota: Gekkonidae) from Qara Dagh Mountains, Kurdistan Region, with a key to the genus in Iraq

Zootaxa
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85037864208

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11755334 11755326

Contributors: Safaei-Mahroo, B.; Ghaffari, H.; Ghafoor, A.; Amini, S.
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Eastern montpellier snake (Malpolon insignitus fuscus) Ophiophagy behavior from Zagros mountains

Russian Journal of Herpetology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85016625436

Part of ISBN:

10262296

Contributors: Safaei-Mahroo, B.; Ghaffari, H.; Salmabadi, S.; Kamangar, A.; Almasi, S.; Kazemi, S.M.; Ghafoor, A.
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EASTERN MONTPELLIER SNAKE (Malpolon insignitus fuscus) OPHIOPHAGY BEHAVIOR FROM ZAGROS MOUNTAINS

Russian Journal of Herpetology
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Safaei-Mahroo, Barbod; Ghaffari, Hanyeh; Salmabadi, Saeed; Kamangar, Arman; Almasi, Shirvan; Kazemi, Seyed Mahdi; Ghafoor, Aram
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Range extensions of three endemic snake-skinks (Scincidae: Ophiomorus) in Iran

Russian Journal of Herpetology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85045928509

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10262296

Contributors: Sami, S.; Safaei-Mahroo, B.; Ghaffari, H.
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RANGE EXTENSIONS OF THREE ENDEMIC SNAKE-SKINKS (SCINCIDAE: Ophiomorus) IN IRAN

Russian Journal of Herpetology
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Sami, Soheil; Safaei-Mahroo, Barbod; Ghaffari, Hanyeh
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A new genus and species of gekkonid lizard (Squamata: Gekkota: Gekkonidae) from Hormozgan Province with a revised key to gekkonid genera of Iran

Zootaxa
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84969651467

Part of ISBN:

11755334 11755326

Contributors: Safaei-Mahroo, B.; Ghaffari, H.; Anderson, S.C.
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New data on presence of the smooth snake Coronella austriaca Laurenti, 1768 (Serpentes: Colubridae) in Iran with notes on habitat

Herpetology Notes
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84937540693

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20715773 20715773

Contributors: Safaei-Mahroo, B.; Ghaffari, H.
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The Herpetofauna of Iran: Checklist of Taxonomy, Distribution and Conservation Status

Asian Herpetological Research
2015 | Journal article
Contributors: Safaei-Mahroo, Barbod; Ghaffari, Hanyeh; Fahimi, Hadi; Broomand, Siamak; Yazdanian, Mahtab; Najafi Majd, Elnaz; Hosseinian Yousefkhani, Seyyed Saeed; Rezazadeh, Elham; Hosseinzadeh, Mahboubeh Sadat; Nasrabadi, Reza et al.
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Assessment of genetic structure, habitat suitability and effectiveness of reserves for future conservation planning of the Euphrates soft-shelled turtle Rafetus euphraticus (Daudin, 1802)

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84919842426

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10990755 10527613

Contributors: Ihlow, F.; Ahmadzadeh, F.; Ghaffari, H.; Taşkavak, E.; Hartmann, T.; Etzbauer, C.; Rödder, D.
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Home range and habitat selection of the endangered euphrates softshell turtle Rafetus euphraticus in a fragmented habitat in southwestern Iran

Chelonian Conservation and Biology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84914817541

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10718443

Contributors: Ghaffari, H.; Ihlow, F.; Plummer, M.V.; Karami, M.; Khorasani, N.; Safaei-Mahroo, B.; Rödder, D.
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NEW GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION RECORDS OF ZARUDNY'S BENT-TOED GECKO, Mediodactylus russowii zarudnyi NIKOLSKY, 1899 (SAURIA: GEKKONIDAE) FROM IRAN

Russian Journal of Herpetology
2013 | Journal article
Contributors: Mahroo, Barbod Safaei; Ghaffari, Hanyeh; Panah, Alireza Shahrdari; Fahimi, Hadi; Naderi, Alireza; Bromand, Siamak
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Notes on a nest and emergence of hatchlings of the euphrates softshell turtle (rafetus euphraticus) at the dez river, iran

Chelonian Conservation and Biology
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84890703484

Part of ISBN:

10718443

Contributors: Ghaffari, H.; Plummer, M.V.; Karami, M.; Mahroo, B.S.; Ahmadzadeh, F.; Rödder, D.
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Conservation status of the Euphrates softshell turtle, rafetus euphraticus, in Iran

Chelonian Conservation and Biology
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-58249110846

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10718443

Contributors: Ghaffari, H.; Taskavak, E.; Karami, M.
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Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Global ecology and conservation. (1)