On the Eumeces schneiderii (Daudin, 1802) (Sauria: Scincidae) specimens collected from Northeastern Anatolia, Turkey
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2014
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In this study, the specimens of Eumeces schneiderii obtained from the vicinity of Aralik (Igdir) and - for the first time - Digor (Kars) in North-eastern Anatolia were examined morphologically and compared with the literature concerned. According to the obtained results, the specimens under examination resembled subspecies pavimentatus in terms of some characters, whereas they were considered to be E.s.cf. princeps as they were closer to subspecies princeps in terms of the leg index (LI), the number of scales at the mid-body (ScDM), the mean number of scales around (encircling) the left parietal plate (ScP-left) and colour-pattern characteristics that were important in terms of the discrimination of subspecies. © Biharean Biologist, Oradea, Romania, 2014.