A New Specimen of Eublepharis angramainyu Anderson et Leviton, 1966 (Reptilia: Sauria: Eublepharidae), Leopard Gecko, in Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey

Nazan Üzüm, Aziz Avcı, Çetin Ilgaz, Kurtuluş Olgun

Abstract


A female Eublepharis angramainyu Anderson et Leviton, 1966, Leopard Gecko, was found from a new locality (Akkuş Village, Harran, Şanlıurfa, Turkey) in Southeastern Anatolia. The distribution range of the species was extended with additional new locality (Akkuş Village) in Southeastern Anatolia. Regarding pholidosis characters, morphometric measurements and color-pattern features, Akkuş specimen show a similarity with Arsanlı and Çiçekalan specimens in Turkey.

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Eublepharis angramainyu; new locality; distribution; morphology; Southeastern Anatolia

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2008-15-2-129-132

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