On the Occurence of the Zagros Mountain Tortoise, Testudo perses Perälä, 2002 in Turkey
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2013
Yazarlar: Oğuz Türkozan, Kurtuluş Olgun, Ertan TAŞKAVAK, Ferhat Kıremıt
Russian Journal of Herpetology, Uluslararası, 2013, cilt 11, ss 150-154
DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2004-11-2-150-154
Özet
This study substantiates the presence of Testudo perses Perala, 2002 in Turkey. A total of 10 (4♂♂, 5♀♀, 1 juvenile) tortoises were examined from Hakkari region in the vicinity of Iranian border. Based on anal scute characteristics and metric values, the ten specimens from Hakkari region are assignable to Testudo perses