New Localities Extend the Range of Rana bedriagae caralitana Arıkan, 1988 (Anura: Ranidae) Further West and Suggest Specific Status

Turkish Journal of Zoology

TAREK JDEIDI¹ 

关键词: Ranidae;    Rana ridibunda;    Rana bedriagae caralitana;    morphometry;    systematics;    distribution range;    Turkey.;   

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey - TUBITAK

【 摘 要 】

Multivariate morphometric analyses revealed that the range of Rana bedriagae caralitana extends further west to include Çardak in Denizli (western Turkey). The presence of the forms caralitana and nominate bedriagae syntopically may indicate species status for the former.

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