A New Locality Record of Pelias barani (Böhme et Joger, 1983) from the Northeastern Anatolia

Serkan Gül, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Çetin Ilgaz

Abstract


Two female individuals of Baran’s Adder species Pelias barani were recorded in Tektaş village of Pazar, Rize (Turkey). These individuals were compared with other samples in the literature, and introduced them size and scalation, color patterns, habitat structures, threats and conservation situations in this paper.

Keywords


biodiversity; endemic; Pelias barani; Rize; Viperidae

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2016-23-4-319-322

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