New Locality Record of the Red-Bellied Lizard, Darevskia parvula (Lantz & Cyrén, 1913) s.l., from eastern Anatolia, Turkey

Authors : Kamil CANDAN, Serkan GÜL, Yusuf KUMLUTAŞ, Elif YILDIRIM, Çetin ILGAZ

Pages : 2400-2405

Doi:10.21597/jist.732691

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Publication Date : 2020-12-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Darevskia parvula is a rock lizard that is endemic for Anatolia. The known distribution range of the species is limited on eastern and northeastern Anatolia. Although many morphological studies have been carried out on the species, there are also molecular studies to construct its taxonomy in recent years. Four adult lizard specimens were collected from eastern Anatolia in 2016 during a herpetological field survey. We present a summary of a morphological features, and report new locality which is the westernmost record (Çayırlı Village, Erzincan) for D. parvula sensu lato in Turkey. Our finding largely extends the known distribution of the species.
Keywords : Darevskia parvula, biodiversity, morphology, distribution, turkey

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