A new subspecies of Ottoman viper, Montivipera xanthina (Gray, 1849), (Squamata: Viperidae) from Geyik Mountains, Mediterranean Turkey
| Autor: | Kerim Çiçek, Murat Afsar, Dinçer Ayaz, Batuhan Yaman Yakin |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey, Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, 17100, Turkey, Zoology Section, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, Izmir, 35100, Turkey, Ege Üniversitesi |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Mediterranean climate
Dorsum Squamata VIPeR Turkey biology Spots New subspecies Zoology Plant Science Subspecies biology.organism_classification N. subsp Montivipera xanthina varoli Viperidae Systematics Insect Science biology.animal Animal Science and Zoology Montivipera xanthina Antalya Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Popis: | A new Ottoman viper subspecies, M. xanthina varoli n. subsp., is described from the higher altitudes of Gundogmus (Antalya). The new subspecies differs from the other M. xanthina populations by pholidosis; higher number of intercanthals and lower number of subcaudalia. Also, the whiteness between windings or spots on dorsum pattern were observed in new subspecies, similar to the southern populations. Furthermore, the spots on the ventrals became denser in the mid-body and forms darker colorization at the end of body of the males and the tail tips are yellowish-orange or light orange on both sexes. © 2020, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecology. The data contained in this study were reached within the scope of a project entitled “The Task of Inventory and Monitoring of the Biological Diversity of the Terrestrial and Inland Water Ecosystems in Antalya Province”, funded by the 6th Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs. We would like to thank the establishment concerned and Turunç Peyzaj Inc. Co. for the support to the study. While deciding the description of new subspecies, we inspired by the results of Stümpel et al. (2016). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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