Comparative morphology of Darevskia parvula (Lantz-Cyren 1936) (Sauria: Lacertidae) subspecies in Northeastern Anatolia, Turkey

Ilgaz Ç.

NORTH-WESTERN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, cilt.5, sa.2, ss.263-280, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: NORTH-WESTERN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.263-280
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Darevskia parvula, rock lizard, distribution, meristic pholidolial characters, metric dimensions, northeastern Anatolia
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was designed to determine the degree of morphological differentiation between the subspecies of Darevskia parvula from northwestern Anatolia. The meristic pholidolial characters, metric dimensions and color-pattern features of specimens of both subspecies obtained from 10 different localities in the northeastern Anatolia, Turkey are given in detail and compared with regard to literature. In addition, thirty-six morphological characters were compared statistically and 66.7% of them showed differences between two subspecies.