Herpetofauna of Kills Province (Southeast Anatolia, Turkey)

Abstract

This study aims to determine the amphibian and reptile species distributed in Kilis province, southeast Anatolia, Turkey. A total of four amphibian and 33 reptile species were observed in this study, including one urodelan, three anuran, two chelonian, 16 lizard, and 15 snake species. Five species, Hyla savignyi (Audouin, 1829), Pelophylax bedriagae (Camerano, 1882), Mauremys rivulata (Valenciennes, 1833), Ablepharus budaki Gocmen, Kumlutas, and Tosunoglu, 1996, Natrix tessellata (Linnaeus, 1758), and Chamaeleo chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758) were recorded for the first time in Kills province in the present study. The records and their locations are presented on a map, and in tabular form. In addition, the 12 chorotypes were determined for each of the 37 species.