Description of four new Asaccus Dixon and Anderson, 1973 (Reptilia: Phyllodactylidae) from Iran and Turkey

Torki F., Ahmadzadeh F., ILGAZ Ç., AVCI A., KUMLUTAŞ Y.

AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA, cilt.32, sa.2, ss.185-202, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1163/017353711x556998
  • Dergi Adı: AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.185-202
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Asaccus barani sp nov., Asaccus iranicus sp nov., Asaccus tangestanensis sp nov., Asaccus zagrosicus sp nov., Iran, Phyllodactylidae, Turkey
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

One new Asaccus from the Anatolian plateau and three new Asaccus from the Iranian plateau are described as follows. (1) Asaccus barani sp. nov.: diagnosed by strongly heterogeneous dorsal tubercles; (2) Asaccus iranicus sp. nov.: diagnosed by small body size and digits (forelimbs) parallel joint to palm; (3) Asaccus tangestanensis sp. nov.: by having enlarged trihedral tubercles all over the dorsal body; (4) Asaccus zagrosicus sp. nov.: secondary postmentals are not in contact with lowerlabials (100% of specimens). Other important data on the new Asaccus are given in detail in the text.