Morphology, taxonomic status and distribution of Trachylepis aurata (LINNEAUS, 1758) in southeast Anatolia

Durmus S. H., KUMLUTAŞ Y., ÖZDEMİR A., AVCI A., ILGAZ Ç.

HERPETOZOA, cilt.24, ss.61-71, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: HERPETOZOA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.61-71
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Reptilia: Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae Trachylepis aurata, Trachylepis septemtaeniata, pholidosis, morphology, color-pattern, southeast Anatolia, Turkey, GENUS, SCINCIDAE, FITZINGER, SQUAMATA
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The present morphological study details meristic (pholidosis), morphometric (measurements, ratios) and color-pattern features of Trachylepis aurata (LINNAEUS, 1758) collected from southeast Anatolia, Turkey. The results are compared with literature data obtained from specimens of other Anatolian regions. The occurrence of Trachylepis septemtaeniata (REUSS, 1834) reported from Turkey. is discussed.