New locality records of the snake-eyed lizard, Ophisops elegans Ménétriés, 1832 (Squamata: Lacertidae), in the western Black Sea region of Anatolia

Authors

MEHMET ZÜLFÜ YILDIZ
BAHADIR AKMAN
BAYRAM GÖÇMEN

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1004-20

Abstract

We report 18 specimens of Ophisops elegans from Kastamonu and Sinop provinces in the western Black Sea region of Anatolia. Previously, the northernmost known locality for O. elegans in Anatolia was Sinop Province. These new records extend the known distribution area of the species and fill the gaps in the distribution range of the species in the Black Sea region. The specimens were compared with the geographically closest subspecies, O. e. centralanatoliae from Ulukışla, Niğde. On the basis of pholidosis, coloration, and pattern, the new specimens can be included in the subspecies O. e. centralanatoliae.

Keywords

Ophisops elegans centralanatoliae, distribution range, herpetofauna, Turkey

First Page

259

Last Page

265

Recommended Citation

YILDIZ, MEHMET ZÜLFÜ; AKMAN, BAHADIR; and GÖÇMEN, BAYRAM (2012) "New locality records of the snake-eyed lizard, Ophisops elegans Ménétriés, 1832 (Squamata: Lacertidae), in the western Black Sea region of Anatolia," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 36: No. 2, Article 14. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1004-20
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol36/iss2/14