The northern Mediterranean reptiles and amphibians show contrasting biogeographic
histories during the Plio-Pleistocene. The influence of European climate changes on the …

Turkey is biogeographically diverse and consequently has a rich herpetofauna. As a result
of active herpetological research, the number of species has steadily increased in recent …

Abstract The Anatolian newt, Neurergus strauchii, is an endemic Anatolian species. Until
recently, N. strauchii was represented by three subspecies. It has been discussed within a …

Corybas Salisb. is a widespread plant genus in the family Orchidaceae, known for its small,
beautiful flowers. Most species in this genus are narrow endemics. China is home to six …

Ecological niche divergence is generally considered to be a facet of evolution that may
accompany geographic isolation and diversification in allopatry, contributing to species' …

Ecological niche modeling predicts the potential distribution areas of species and
contributes to measuring the niche differentiation among taxa. Montivipera albizona and M …

The genus Anatololacerta is distributed in the eastern Mediterranean region including Asia
Minor and some east Aegean islands. Recent phylogenetic studies suggested that this …

Two species of rock lizards, the parthenogenetic D. dahli and the sexually reproducing D.
portschinskii, coexist in a rocky outcrop in an area of ca. 1 ha, in the vicinity of Tbilisi …

The genus Blanus Wagler, 1830 is known to be a part of fauna within the territory of modern
Iraq since 1966, when A. Alexander published a record from “Salahussin-shaklauva, near …

Hypopigmentation is characterized by the lack of melanin in part or the whole body. For
nocturnal or fossorial reptiles, hypopigmentation may be less disadvantageous, as they are …