On specimens of Darevskia armeniaca (Sauria: Lacertidae: Darevskia) collected from Ardahan
Turkish Journal of Zoology, cilt.30, sa.1, ss.47-54, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2006
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Zoology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.47-54
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Ardahan, Darevskia armeniaca, Lacertidae, Morphology, Sauria
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Forty-seven Darevskia armeniaca specimens collected from 2 different localities in Ardahan were examined in terms of pholidosis characters, morphometric measurements and colour-pattern features. The 2 populations were differentiated from one another in terms of the number of supraciliar plates (left-right) (SCPa-SCPb), supralabial plates (left-right) (SRLa-SRLb) and transversal series of ventral plates (TVP) according to the results of the Mann-Whitney U test. An independent t-test based on morphometric measurements revealed significant differences in terms of the head index (HI) between the 2 populations. Regarding pholidosis characters, morphometric measurements and colour-pattern features, specimens collected from the 2 localities showed a similarity to Darevskia armeniaca specimens from Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Zigana. © TÜBİTAK.