Morphological Investigation of Rana ridibunda (Anura: Ranidae) Populations in the Black Sea Region

Authors

YUSUF KUMLUTAŞ
MURAT TOSUNOĞLU
BAYRAM GÖÇMEN

DOI

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Abstract

In this study, a total of 115 Rana ridibunda specimens (64 males ; 51 females) from the Black Sea region (10 localities) have been investigated. Morphometric measurements of the samples and some of their ratios derived from them comprise the morphological investigation together with pattern and coloration analyses. It was found that the populations examined belong to the nominal subspecies of R. r. ridibunda.

Keywords

Anura, Rana ridibunda, Morphology

First Page

801

Last Page

806

Recommended Citation

KUMLUTAŞ, YUSUF; TOSUNOĞLU, MURAT; and GÖÇMEN, BAYRAM (1999) "Morphological Investigation of Rana ridibunda (Anura: Ranidae) Populations in the Black Sea Region," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 23: No. 7, Article 6. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol23/iss7/6