On Laudakia caucasia (Eichwald, 1831) (Sauria: Agamidae: Laudakia) Specimens Collected from Northeastern Anatolia

Çetin Ilgaz, İbrahim Baran, Aziz Avcı, Kurtuluş Olgun, Yusuf Kumlutaş

Abstract


In this study, Laudakia caucasia specimens, which were caught between Öncül and Kurtkale 5 km, Çıldır, Vilayet Ardahan in NE Turkey was examined in terms of pholidosis characters, morphometric measurements, coloration and pattern. Specimens examined in this study were compared with specimens from Iran with regard to literature. Furthermore, the known range of the species was extended.

Keywords


Laudakia caucasia; morphology; distribution

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2005-12-3-183-186

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