Turkish Journal of Zoology
DOI
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Abstract
In this study, Mabuya vittata specimens from Northern Cyprus was examined in terms of morphological characteristics in detail with abundant amount of material (19 males, 9 females, 4 juv.). Moreover, the biological and ecological features of the species were described. The results were compared with the results of previous researches (14, 16, 17), working on the Anatolian population of the species. In spite no difference was determined in the specific or subspecific rank, between the Cypriote and Anatolian populations, the dark blackish-gray colouration in palms and the higher presence of vertebral stripe were detected in the Cypriote population. In addition, the morphometric values of head, tail and hind extremities were found higher than that of Anatolian population when above-mentioned characters were calculated to the length of head + body.
Keywords
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Mabuya vittata, Scincidae, Morfology
First Page
583
Last Page
590
Recommended Citation
TOK, CEMAL VAROL; GÖÇMEN, BAYRAM; and MERMER, AHMET (1999) "On the Specimens of Mabuya vittata (Banded Lizard) (Sauria:Scincidae) from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 23: No. 6, Article 15. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol23/iss6/15
