New locality record of Podarcis tauricus tauricus (Pallas, 1814) (Squamata: Lacertidae) from the western Black Sea region of Turkey

Authors: UFUK BÜLBÜL, MUAMMER KURNAZ, ALİ İHSAN EROĞLU, HALİME KOÇ, BİLAL KUTRUP

Abstract: The lacertid lizard Podarcis tauricus tauricus is recorded from Yörükköy, Düzce Province, in the western Black Sea region. With the record of the present study, the known distribution area of the subspecies has been extended about 90 km eastward. The pholidolial and morphometric characters and color-pattern features of the specimens were compared with specimens from a known Turkish locality with regard to the literature. We observed that the specimens of the Yörükköy population were similar to P. T. Tauricus specimens reported in the literature.

Keywords: Balkan wall lizard, distribution range, Düzce, Turkey

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