On Specimens of Darevskia armeniaca (Sauria: Lacertidae: Darevskia) Collected from Ardahan

Authors : Çetin ILGAZ

Pages : 47-54

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :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 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(left-right); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SCPa-SCPb);, supralabial plates insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(left-right); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SRLa-SRLb); and transversal series of ventral plates insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(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 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(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.
Keywords : Sauria, Lacertidae, Darevskia armeniaca, morphology, Ardahan