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On the occurrence of Blanus strauchi aporus Werner, 1898 and Chalcides guentheri Boulenger, 1887 (Reptilia) in the Mediterranean ecozone of Syria

2008; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 43; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/09397140.2008.10638270

2326-2680

Bayram Göçmen, Ahmad M. Disi, Mehmet Zülfü Yıldız,

Amphibian and Reptile Biology

Abstract The amphisbaenian Blanus strauchi aporus has been rediscovered in Matn Abu Rayya, Tartous, with a voucher specimen, after approximately 125 years. The distribution area of Günther’s Skink Chalcides guentheri, recorded from Syria for the third time, is extended some 140 km to the north-east (Al Wardiyat, Hims) of its previous northernmost locality of Mazbud (Saida), Lebanon.