On the Occurence of the Zagros Mountain Tortoise, Testudo perses Perälä, 2002 in Turkey
Articles > Article · 2013
Authors: Oğuz Türkozan, Kurtuluş Olgun, Ertan TAŞKAVAK, Ferhat Kıremıt
Russian Journal of Herpetology, International, 2013, vol 11, pp 150-154
DOI: 10.30906/1026-2296-2004-11-2-150-154
Summary
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