Ecological niche modeling (ENM) is one way to achieve niche differentiation. In the present study, habitat suitability of Lacerta media Lantz & Cyrén, 1920 and Lacerta strigata Eichwald, 1831 was evaluated and the ecological niche spaces were evaluated between the two species. Based on the maximum entropy (MaxEnt) result, northwestern and western Iran has been predicted as the most suitable for L. media and the southern Caspian Sea region has been predicted as suitable for L. strigata presence. Also there are several records of L. strigata presence in East Azarbaijan and Fars provinces and L. media presence in Alborz, Markazi and Esfahan provinces that are currently situated outside the suitable predicted region. Maximum temperature of the coldest month and precipitation of the warmest quarter with contribution more than 68% and 76% for L. media and L. strigata, respectively, were distinguished as the key contributing factors for the presence of both species. However, ecological niche overlap was calculated between the two species and that the niches were significantly different.

生态位生态建模（ENM）是实现生态位分化的一种方法。在本研究中，评估了Lacerta媒介Lantz＆Cyrén（1920年）和Lacerta strigata Eichwald（1831年）的栖息地适宜性，并评估了两个物种之间的生态位空间。根据最大熵（MaxEnt）结果，已预测伊朗西北和西部是最适合L. media的，而里海南部地区则被预测为strigata的存在。也有几个记录L. strigata东Azarbaijan和法尔斯省和存在L.媒体在目前位于合适的预测区域之外的Alborz，Markazi和Esfahan省开展业务。最冷的月份的最高温度和最暖的季度的降水分别对L. media和L. strigata的贡献超过68％和76％，被认为是造成这两个物种存在的关键因素。然而，计算了两个物种之间的生态位重叠，生态位显着不同。