Anadolu'da ablepharus kitaibelii (saurıa: scincidae)nın bireysel ve coğrafi variasyonu üzerinde araştırmalar

-18- GZET Bu çalışmada çeşitli tarihlerde yapılan araştırma gezileri esnasında toplanan Ablepharus kitaibelii türüne ait 19 c/b\ 19 o.q ve 5 jüvenil numune pholidosis, vücut nispetleri, renk ve desen bakımından incelenmiştir (Materyal listesi sahife ^-5'd

SUMMARY 19 cfcf, 19 cm and 5 juvenile specimens of Ablepharus kitaibelii ; collected during the excursions conducted on several dates; mere investigated from the point of view of their pholidosis, body ratios, colour and pattern (List of the material is given on the pages h and 5). The results obtained can be summarised as fDİİDUs: 1- A. kitaibelii species was considered in the form of 2 subspecies in Anatolia as against the studies undertaken uptill now (A. k. kitaibelii and A. k. chernovi). The two populations were investigated comparatively in detail in the light of all the characteristics. 2- The pholidosis characters in general are in confor mity with the descriptions of FUHN ( 1970), EISELT (1976) and BARAN (1977). Howover, as reported by FUHIM (1970) that in A. k. chernovi the ear opening should not be present, this character was not observed in our specimens. The ear opening is visible with naked eye in almost all our specimens. 3- In accordance with the body ratios the total length and tail length in A. k. chernovi was more than A. k. kitaibelii, whereas the length of head anr body higher values in the specimens of A. k. kitaibelii as compared to A. k. chernovi. h- The visible morphological differences between the two subspecies are the colour and pattern. In A. k. kitaibelii the main colour of back side changes between shiny brown to olive-green and yellowish-grey. Except a fewspecimens there are no dark intermittent lines arranged length wise on the baekside. The colour of belly and lower side of tail is light greyishblue or light blackishgrey. The most clear difference that separates A. k. chernovi subspecies from the other one is that in the males colour of belly is orange red and dorsal side has h dark inter mittent lines all along the length.