Additional morphological data on Vipera (Pelias) cf. darevskii from the vicinity of Zekeriyaköy (Northeastern Anatolia)
Articles > Article · 2018
Authors: CEMAL VAROL TOK, Murat Afsar, Kerim ÇİÇEK
Russian Journal of Herpetology, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2018, vol 25, pp 177-177
DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2018-25-3-177-182
Summary
Two new Viper specimens obtained from Zekeriyaköy (Ardanuç, Artvin) in Northeastern Anatolia were investigated. When obtained data were compared with the related literature, it was observed that pholidosis characteristics and body measurements of the retrieved specimens were similar to both Vipera ( Pelias ) olguni and Vipera ( Pelias ) darevskii . The specimens were considered to be V. cf. darevskii since their defining characteristics were more similar to V. darevskii than V. olguni .