Distribution of the Gekkonidae Species in Southeast Anatolia, Turkey, and New Localities

Authors

İSMAİL HAKKI UĞURTAŞ
HİKMET SAMİ YILDIRIMHAN
MURAT SEVİNÇ

DOI

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Abstract

The distribution of Gekkonidae in southeast Anatolia was examined. Specimens were caught during field excursions between 2000 and 2002. The localities of the samples are marked on the provided maps and the distribution of the species is explained. Some habitat and ecological features are also given. Hemidactylus turcicus (Linnaeus, 1758) was recorded for the first time in Şanlıurfa and its distribution extended towards eastern Turkey. In addition, we added new localities to the distribution range of Cyrtopodion scaber (Heyden, 1827), which was previously only known from Şanlıurfa.

Keywords

Southeast Anatolia, Turkey, Gekkonidae, Hemidactylus turcicus, Asaccus elisae, Cyrtopodion kotschyi syriacus, Cyrtopodion heterocercus mardinensis, Cyrtopodion scaber

First Page

137

Last Page

141

Recommended Citation

UĞURTAŞ, İSMAİL HAKKI; YILDIRIMHAN, HİKMET SAMİ; and SEVİNÇ, MURAT (2007) "Distribution of the Gekkonidae Species in Southeast Anatolia, Turkey, and New Localities," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 31: No. 2, Article 7. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol31/iss2/7