- Communications Faculty of Sciences University Ankara Series C Biology
- Vol: 30 Issue: 1
- NEW LOCALITY RECORDS FOR Eumeces schneiderii (Daudin, 1802) AND Trapelus ruderatus (Olivier, 1804) W...
NEW LOCALITY RECORDS FOR Eumeces schneiderii (Daudin, 1802) AND Trapelus ruderatus (Olivier, 1804) WITH THE MORPHOLOGICAL DATA FROM EASTERN ANATOLIA, TURKEY
Authors : Mehmet Kürşat Şahin, Muammer Kurnaz
Pages : 47-57
Doi:10.53447/communc.817740
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Publication Date : 2021-06-30
Article Type : Research
Abstract :In this study, we report new locality records for Eumeces schneiderii and Trapelus ruderatus from Malatya, Eastern Anatolia. As the new locality is about 60 km north of the known distribution area for E. schneiderii from Malatya and T. ruderatus is the first record for this province. A summary of metric and meristic characteristics was with color-pattern features was given for these specimens. Moreover, the explored locality’s importance for the species biogeography via Anatolian diagonal was emphasized.Keywords : distribution, Eumeces schniderii, Trapelus ruderatus, reptilia