New data on the distribution of the Taurus Frog Rana holtzi Werner, 1898, in the Bolkar Mountains of Turkey (anura: Ranidae)
Articles > Article · 2011
Authors: Eyup Başkale, İ Ethem Çevik, Uğur KAYA, Yusuf Kumlutaş, Kurtuluş Olgun
Herpetozoa, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, Scopus, 2011, vol 24, pp 113-120
Summary
The Taurus Frog, Rana holtzi Werner, 1898, is a rare local endemic of the Bolkar Mountains, in the Taurus range (Turkey), where its known distribution was limited to only three localities (Karagöl, Çiniligöl and eğrigöl) in the provinces of niğde and Mersin. in this study, we report a new record locality for R. holtzi, Karagöl (Çamlıyayla/Mersin), based on morphometrics and pattern/coloration characteristics. Thus, the known distribution range of R. holtzi in the Bolkar Mountains was extended by about 10 kilometers into a southwestern direction.