A new subspecies of Jerboa from Turkey; Allactaga euphratica kivanci subsp. n.

Authors: Ercüment ÇOLAK, Nuri YİĞİT

Abstract: In this study, 42 specimens of Allactaga euphratica from Urfa (Turkey) were examined based on morphological, cranial, external and karyological characters. A comparison of specimens from Urfa with those from Syria, Jordan, Kuwait and Iraq showed that specimens from Urfa, Syria and Jordan, Kuwait and Iraq showed that specimens from Urfa, Syria and Jordan differ from those from Kuwait and Iraq. Thus, specimens from Urfa (Turkey), Syria and Jordan were included in a new subspecies, Allactaga euphratica kivanci subsp. n.

Keywords: Allactaga euphratica kivanci subsp. n., Turkey.

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