The Bridled Skink, Trachylepis vittata, is widespread in the Middle East and eastern coastal
Mediterranean areas and inhabits foothills throughout the arid regions of the Middle East …

Turkey has very high biodiversity, due to its various topographical, geological, and climatic
features. Although previous studies have dealt with amphibians and reptiles from Karabük …

Abstract The genus Blanus Wagler, 1830 (Squamata, Amphisbaenia) contains seven
fossorial species found in the East Mediterranean Basin. Recent molecular-based studies …

Turkey is located between three different biogeographic regions where consists of
Mediterranean, Turanian and European-Siberian (Vigna Taglianti et al., 1999; Sindaco et …

The reptiles and amphibians of the Gaza Strip and Wadi Gaza were surveyed during a
period of two years (2002–2004). A total number of 21 herpetofaunistic species (2 turtles, 8 …

Accepted: 28. December 2015/Available online: 30. October 2016/Printed: December 2016
Abstract. In this study, we report two new localities of Xerotyphlops vermicularis from western …

This study investigates amphibian and reptile species of Madran Mountain. Specimens were
collected in September 2011 and April and May 2012. A total of 23 species (3 amphibians …

In this research, 29 species of 11 amphibian and reptile families were detected in the
endorheic basin of Akşehir and Eber. Of these species, 5 are anurans, 1 is a tortoise, 1 is a …

Abstract The genus Anatololacerta (Lacertidae) occurs mainly in Anatolia (western and
southern Turkey) and on the Aegean islands Samos, Ikaria, and Rhodos. Although its …

The mammalian, reptilian and amphibian fauna are capital vertebrate classes of the Gaza
Strip. They have never been studied in Al-Mawasi ecosystem which lies in the south-western …