New data on the distribution of the Taurus Frog Rana holtzi WERNER, 1898, in the Bolkar Mountains of Turkey (Anura: Ranidae)

BAŞKALE E., Cevik I. E., KAYA U., KUMLUTAŞ Y., OLGUN K.

HERPETOZOA, cilt.24, ss.113-120, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: HERPETOZOA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.113-120
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae, Rana holtzi, Taurus Frog, new record locality, distribution, Karagol (Camliyayla/Mersin), Bolkar Mountains, Taurus Range, Turkey, BROWN FROGS, MACROCNEMIS, SPECIATION
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The Taurus Frog, Rana holtzi WERNER, 1898, is a rare local endemic of the Bolkar Mountains, in the Taurus Range (Turkey), where its known distribution was limited to only three localities (Karagol, Ciniligol and Egrigol) in the provinces of Nigde and Mersin. In this study, we report a new record locality for R. holtzi, Karagol (Camliyayla/Mersin), based on morphometrics and pattern/coloration characteristics. Thus, the known distribution range of R. holtzi in the Bolkar Mountains was extended by about 10 kilometers into a southwestern direction.