Contribution to the Distribution and External Morphology of Darevskia pontica (Lantz et Cyrén, 1918), Pontic Lizard, from Turkisch Thrace (Squamata: Lacertidae)

Çetin Ilgaz, Abdulmüttalip Akkaya, Huzeyfe Hürriyet

Abstract


Based on two specimens collected from Çatalca, İstanbul, Turkey we present a new distribution record for Darevskia pontica in Turkey. This find composes the south-easternmost record for the species and extends its range about 80 km. Data based on meristic pholidosis characters, metric measurements and color-patter features of the specimens were given in detail and it was observed that Çatalca population is similar to D. pontica reported in the literature.

Keywords


meadow lizard; Darevskia pontica; new locality record; range extension; Turkey

Full Text:

PDF

References


Ananjeva N. B., Orlov N. L., Khalikov R. G., Darevsky I. S., Ryabov S. A., and Barabanov A. V. (2006), The Reptiles of Northern Eurasia. Faunistica Pensoft Series. No. 47, Pensoft, Sofia – Moscow.

Anderson S. C. (1999), The Lizards of Iran, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Oxford, Ohio.

Bannikov A. G., Darevsky I. S., Ischenko V. G., Rustamov A. K., and Scherbak N. N. (1977), Field Guide of the USSR Amphibians and Reptiles [in Russian], Prosveshchenie, Moscow.

Baran İ., Ilgaz Ç., Avcı A., Kumlutaş Y., and Olgun K. (2012), Türkiye Amfibi ve Sürüngenleri [The Amphibian and Reptiles of Turkey], TÜBİTAK Popüler Bilim Kitapları, Ankara [in Turkish].

Başoğlu M. and Baran İ. (1977), «Türkiye Sürüngenleri, Kısım I. Kaplumbağa ve Kertenkeleler», Ege Üniv. Fen Fakült. Kitaplar Ser., 76, 1 – 272 [in Turkish].

Bischoff W. (1976), «Echsendes Kaukasus, Teil 11. Die wieseneidechse Lacerta praticola Eversmann 1834», Aquar. Terr., B23, 415 – 417.

Çevik İ. E. and Tok C. V. (1997); «Dereköy (Kırklareli) civarındaki Lacerta praticola Eversmann; 1834 (Sauria: Lacertidae) örnekleri hakkında bir araştırma», Turk. J. Zool.; 21(3); 259 – 262 [in Turkish].

Çevik İ. E. (1999), «Trakya’da yaşayan kertenkele türlerinin taksonomik durumu (Lacertilia: Anguidae, Lacertidae, Scincidae)», Turk. J. Zool., 23(Suppl. 1), 23 – 35 [in Turkish].

Doronin I. V. (2015), «Distribution data of rock lizards from the Darevskia (praticola) complex (Sauria: Lacertidae)», Curr. Stud. Herpetol., 15(1/2), 3 – 38 [in Russian].

Eiselt J. (1970), «Ergebnisse zoologischer sammelreisen in der Türkei: Bemerkenswerte Funde von Reptilien», Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, 74, 343 – 355.

Franzen M. and Heckes U. (1992), «Zum vorkommen der Wieseneidechse Lacerta praticola Eversmann, 1834 in der europäischen Türkei», Salamandra, 28(2), 129 – 137.

Freitas S., Vavakou A., Arakelyan M., Drovetski S. V., Crnobrnja-Isailovic J., Kidov A. A., Cogalniceanu D., Corti C., Lymberakis P., Harris D. J., and Carretero M. A. (2016), «Cryptic diversity and unexpected evolutionary patterns in the meadow lizard, Darevskia praticola (Eversmann, 1834)», Syst. Biodiv., 14(2), 184 – 197.

Fuhn I. E. and Vancea S. T. (1961), «Reptilia», Fauna Rep. Pop. Romine, 14(2), 246 – 253.

Ilgaz Ç. and Kumlutaş Y. (2005), «The amphibian and reptile species of İğneada (Kırklareli) and its vicinity», Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 8(4), 558 – 560.

Jablonski D. and Stloukal E. (2012), «Supplementary amphibian and reptilian records from European Turkey», Herpetozoa, 25(1/2), 59 – 65.

Kosushkin S. A. and Grechko V. V. (2013), «Molecular genetic relationships and some issues of systematics of rock lizards of the genus Darevskia (Squamata: Lacertidae) based on locus analysis of SINE-type repeats (Squam1)», Genetika, 49(8), 986 – 999 [in Russian].

Ljubisavljevic K., Orlova V. F., Dzukic G., and Kalezic M. L. (2006), «Geographic patterns in morphological variation of the meadow lizard, Darevskia praticola (Lacertidae): Taxonomical and biogeographical implications», Period. Biol., 108, 47 – 55.

Mertens R. and Wermuth H. (1960), Die Amphibien und Reptilien Europas. Dritte Liste, Verlag Waldemar Kramer, Frankfurt.

Orlova V. F. (1978), «Geographical distribution and intraspecific variability of meadow lizard (Lacerta praticola Eversm.) in Caucasus», in: Birds and Reptiles, Izd. MGU, Moscow, pp. 204 – 215 [in Russian].

Sobolevsky N. I. (1930), «New form from genus Lacerta (Reptilia) from Hungary», Trudy Ass. Issl. Inst. Fiz.-Mat. Fak. 1 MGU, 3(1-A), 3 – 9 [in Russian].

Sos T., Kecskés A., Hegyeli Z., and Marosi B. (2012), «New data on the distribution of Darevskia pontica (Lantz and Cyrén, 1919) (Reptilia: Lacertidae) in Romania: filling a significant gap», Acta Herpetol., 7(1), 175 – 180.

Stugren B. (1961), «Systematik der wieseneidechse Lacerta praticola Eversmann», Zool. Beitr., 6, 379 – 390.

Stugren B. (1984), «Lacerta praticola — Wieseneidechse», in: W. Böhme (ed.), Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas. Band 2/I. Echsen II (Lacerta), Aula-Verlag Wiesbaden, pp. 318 – 331.

Tuniyev S. B., Doronin I. V., Kidov A. A., and Tuniyev B. S. (2011), «Systematic and geographical variability of meadow lizard, Darevskia praticola (Reptilia: Sauria) in the Caucasus», Russ. J. Herpetol., 18(4), 295 – 316.

Tuniyev S. B., Doronin I. V., Tuniyev B. S., Aghasyan A. L., Kidov A. A., and Aghasyan L. A. (2013), «New subspecies of meadow lizard, Darevskia praticola loriensis ssp. nov. (Reptilia: Sauria) from Armenia», Russ. J. Herpetol., 20(3), 223 – 237.




DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2019-26-2-63-68

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


You can subscribe to the print or electronic version of the journal on the site of EastView Company. If you have any questions, please write to the email sales@ivis.ru