A NEW SUBSPECIES OF ANATOLIA NEWT, Neurergus strauchii (STEINDACHNER, 1887) (URODELA: SALAMANDRIDAE), FROM TUNCELI, EASTERN TURKEY

OLGUN K., AVCI A., Bozkurt E., ÜZÜM N., Olgun H., ILGAZ Ç.

RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY, cilt.23, sa.4, ss.271-277, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Dergi Adı: RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.271-277
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Salamandridae, Neurergus strauchii munzurensis n. ssp., Urodela, Tunceli, Turkey, new subspecies, CAUDATA SALAMANDRIDAE, GENUS NEURERGUS, AMPHIBIA, PHYLOGENY, BIOGEOGRAPHY, POPULATION, CROCATUS
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A new subspecies of the Anatolia Newt, Neurergus strauchii munzurensis n. ssp., is described from eastern Anatolia (Tunceli Province, Turkey). The new taxon differs from other related subspecies by its characteristic color pattern especially the number and diameter of spots on head, dorsum, tail and limbs. Its distribution is limited to the type locality (20 km north of Tunceli Province, Turkey).