A new locality record of Chalcides ocellatus (Forskal, 1775) (Sauria: Scincidae) from southeastern Anatolia, Turkey

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1 Turkish Journal of Zoology Short Communication Turk J Zool (2015) 39: TÜBİTAK doi: /zoo A new locality record of Chalcides ocellatus (Forskal, 1775) (Sauria: Scincidae) from southeastern Anatolia, Turkey Emin BOZKURT, Aziz AVCI*, Can YILMAZ Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey Received: Accepted: Published Online: Printed: Abstract: One specimen of Chalcides ocellatus was found in the village of Görümlü, Silopi, Şırnak, southeastern Anatolia. It was examined in terms of morphometric, pholidotic, and coloration pattern characteristics. The distribution of Chalcides ocellatus was expanded to the eastern part of Turkey, an addition of around 235 km air distance, with this study. Key words: Chalcides ocellatus, Scincidae, lizard, distribution, Turkey The genus Chalcides includes 24 species that inhabit North Africa, Somalia, Kenya, the Levant, Turkey, the borders of the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, and Pakistan, in addition to the south of Europe including Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, and Greece (Carranza et al., 2008; Kornilios et al., 2010). One of these species, Chalcides ocellatus, was described by Forskal in 1775 from Egypt. Its distribution includes North and East Africa; Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Malta, Italy, Greece, Crete, and Rhodes in Europe; Turkey and Cyprus in the northern Mediterranean region; and the Levant, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Pakistan (Arıkan et al., 1998; Carranza et al., 2008; Kornilios et al., 2010). Anderson (1898) divided C. ocellatus into 6 varieties. Mertens (1921) assessed these varieties as separate subspecies. Pasteur (1981) considered the C. ocellatus subgroup as 6 species [C. ocellatus (Forskal, 1775); C. polylepis Boulenger, 1890; C. ragazzii Boulenger, 1890; C. ebneri Werner, 1931; C. colosii Lanza, 1957; C. levitoni Pasteur, 1978]. Werner (1903) stated that C. ocellatus existed in Turkey (Adana). Due to this collection, Venzmer (1922), Bird (1936), and Bodenheimer (1944) reported that C. ocellatus lived in Anatolia. Mertens (1952) collected 2 specimens of C. ocellatus from Silifke (Mersin). Later, C. ocellatus was reported in Yavuzeli (Gaziantep); Kilis; Ceyhan (Adana); Karataş (Adana); Çukurova (Adana); Mersin and Anamur (Mersin); Göksu (Mersin); Serik, Lara, and Kumluca (Antalya); and Bodrum (Muğla) (Eiselt, 1967; Lambert, 1970; Clark and Clark, 1973; Baran, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1987; Franzen, 1986; van der Have et al., 1988; Winden and Bogaerts, 1992). A rich collection was studied by Mermer based on * Correspondence: aavci09@yahoo.com 344 morphology and also feeding and breeding biology (1996). Furthermore, this study extended the distribution range of C. ocellatus from Tursite, Çeşme (İzmir) to Ceylanpınar (Şanlıurfa). Baran et al. (2006) noticed a reduction in stains on the dorsum of some samples collected from Gaziantep, Kilis, and Şanlıurfa, but did not make a separation. Now the distribution of C. ocellatus is known to be from Ceylanpınar (Şanlıurfa) to Çeşme (İzmir) in the west, including the whole Mediterranean coast and some small islands of Turkey (Baran, 1990; Baran and Atatür, 1998; Mermer, 1999; Baran et al., 2006). Kornilios et al. (2010) suggested that samples from Turkey be divided into 2 different sublineages and emphasized that it was a necessary step in the evaluation of Turkish, Syrian, and Cypriot samples with more precise genetic studies. In this study, 1 specimen of C. ocellatus found from Silopi, Şırnak, in southeastern Anatolia approximately 235 km east of Ceylanpınar, Şanlıurfa, is examined in terms of morphometric, pholidotic, and coloration pattern characteristics. The specimen (1 subadult) was collected from the village of Görümlü in Silopi/Şırnak on 20 May 2010 by Cercis Salih Demirci. The specimen was collected on a grass-covered hill near the village. The area is sandy and stony. The locality is given in Figure 1. The specimen was fixed using traditional processes (Başoğlu and Baran, 1977) and deposited in 70% ethanol in the Zoology Laboratory of the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Adnan Menderes University. The distribution of the species in Turkey is given in Figure 2.

2 BOZKURT et al. / Turk J Zool Figure 1. General view of the habitat of Chalcides ocellatus, Görümlü, Silopi, Şırnak. Figure 2. The known distribution of Chalcides ocellatus according to the literature data, with a star for the new locality. Data from Baran (1990), Mermer (1996), Baran and Atatür (1998), Tok (1999), Baran et al. (2006), and Kumlutaş et al. (2011). 1. Çeşme, İzmir; 2. Datça, Muğla; 3. Kale, Demre, Antalya; 4. Kumluca, Antalya; 5. Kemer, Antalya; 6. Lara Beach, Antalya; 7. Kızılot, Manavgat, Antalya; 8. Alanya, Antalya; 9. Anamurium-Anamur, Mersin; 10. Bozyazı, Mersin; 11. Aydıncık, Mersin; 12. İncekum-Ovacık, Mersin; 13. Balandız, Silifke, Mersin; 14. Göksu Delta, Silifke, Mersin; 15. Erdemli, Mersin; 16. Kazanlı, Mersin; 17. Tarsus, Mersin; 18. Karataş, Adana; 19. Yumurtalık, Adana; 20. Yılanlıkale-Ceyhan, Adana; 21. Dörtyol, Hatay; 22. İskenderun, Hatay; 23. Samandağ, Hatay; 24. between Kilis and Hassa, 32 km; 25. Dokurcun village, Gaziantep; 26. Kızılcakent village, Nizip, Gaziantep; 27. Ballık village, Yavuzeli, Gaziantep; 28. Fakılı village, Araban, Gaziantep; 29. Eski Savaşan, Halfeti, Şanlıurfa; 30. Küçükalanlı village, Şanlıurfa; 31. between Şanlıurfa and Bozova, 33 km; 32. Ceylanpınar, Şanlıurfa; 33. Görümlü village, Silopi, Şırnak. The terminology used in describing the specimen conforms to that of Mermer et al. (1996), Tok (1999), and Baran et al. (2001). Morphometric measurements were taken in millimeters with a dial caliper with accuracy of 0.01 mm under a stereomicroscope. The following morphometric measurements are given below: pileus length (PL), tip of snout to the posterior margins of parietal plates; pileus width (PW), at widest point between parietals; foreleg length (FLP), shoulder to tip of the longest toe; hind leg length (HLP), hip to tip of the longest toe; snout-to-vent length (SVL), tip of snout to anal cleft; tail length (TL), anal cleft to the tip of tail; total body length (TBL), tip of snout to tip of tail. In addition, the following ratios were calculated: SVL/FLP, SVL/HLP, TL/ TBL, PL/PW, SVL/PL. Meristic characters considered here included the following counts: lorealia (left-right), supraciliar plates (left-right), supraocular plates (left-right), supralabialia (left-right), sublabialia (left-right), subdigital lamellae of the fourth toe (left-right), and transversal series of scales at the midtrunk. The morphometric measurements and main pholidotic characters of our specimen are as follows: PL, 8.11; PW, 4.71; FLP, 7.81; HLP, 11.83; SVL, 52.11; TL, 56.25; TBL, The numbers of the supralabial plates are 7-8; sublabial plates 6-6; subdigital lamellae in the fourth toe 16-15; and transversal series of scales at the midtrunk 30. All morphometric indexes and pholidotic characters are given in the Table. 345

3 Table. Pholidosis and morphometric ratio characters of the Chalcides ocellatus specimen found in Görümlü, Silopi, Şırnak, southeastern Anatolia and those of other studies (1. Lorealia; 2. supraciliar Plates; 3. supraocular plates; 4. supralabial plates; 5. sublabial plates; 6. subdigital lamellae in the fourth toe; 7. transversal series of scales at the midtrunk; 8. SVL/FLP, 9. SVL/HLP, 10. TL/TBL, 11. PL/PW, 12. PW/PL, 13. SVL/PL, 14. PL/SVL, 15. SVL/TL). Characters Mermer (1996) Mermer et al. (1996) Budak et al. (1998) Tok (1999) Kumlutaş et al. (2004) This study N Mean Range N Mean Range N Range N Mean Range N Mean Range N

4 Figure 3. General view of the Chalcides ocellatus specimen found in Görümlü, Silopi, Şırnak, southeastern Anatolia. The color of the head is brownish. A small number of eye-shaped stains, which are blackish dark spots with white centers, are on top of the head. The posteriors of supralabials and sublabials are blackish; remaining parts are yellowish-white. The ground color of the dorsum is brownish with eye-shaped stains. The ground color of the anterior part of the tail is brownish; the tip of the tail is straw yellow (Figure 3). A great number of eye-shaped stains are on the tail. The ventral side is yellowish without maculation. The color-pattern characteristics of the specimen were determined when the specimen was dead. Regarding all pholidotic characters, morphometric ratios, and color-pattern features, our specimen agrees with the descriptions given for C. ocellatus in the literature (Baran, 1977, 1990; Mermer, 1996; Mermer et al., 1996; Budak et al., 1998; Tok, 1999; Kumlutaş et al., 2004). Moreover, the distribution range of the species in Anatolia was extended by 235 km of air distance. Acknowledgments We are grateful to Cercis Salih Demirci for obtaining the specimen. We also wish to acknowledge the use of the MapTool program for analysis and graphics in this paper. MapTool is a product of Seaturtle.org (information is available at References Anderson J (1898). Zoology of Egypt I. Reptilia & Batrachia. London, UK: B. Quatrich. Arıkan H, Atatür MK, Mermer A (1998). An investigation on the blood serum proteins of Chalcides ocellatus (Sauria: Scincidae) populations from Southern Anatolia. Turk J Zool 22: Baran İ (1977). Türkiye de Scincidae familyası türlerinin taksonomisi. Doğa Bilim Dergisi 1: (in Baran İ (1980). Doğu ve Güneydoğu Anadolu nun kaplumbağa ve kertenkele faunası. EÜ Fen Fak Der Bornova 4: (in Baran İ (1983). Güneybatı Anadolu da Finike ve Kaş civarının herpetolojisi. Doğa Bilim Dergisi 7: (in Baran İ (1987). Türkiye nin Biyolojik Zenginlikleri Kurbağa ve Sürüngenler. Ankara, Turkey: Türkiye Çevre Sorunları Vakfı Yayını, pp (in Baran İ (1990). Marmaris ve İskenderun arasındaki adalarımızın herpetofaunası. Turk J Zool 14: (in Baran İ, Atatür MK (1998). Turkish Herpetofauna (Amphibians and Reptiles). Ankara, Turkey: Publication Board of the Ministry of Environment. Baran İ, Kumlutaş Y, Olgun K, Ilgaz Ç, Kaska Y (2001). The herpetofauna of the vicinity of Silifke. Turk J Zool 25: Baran İ, Kumlutaş Y, Tok CV, Ilgaz Ç, Avcı A, Özdemir A, Tosunoğlu M, İret F (2006). Güneydoğu Bölgesi nin Herpetofaunasının Araştırılması (TBAG-2407). Ankara, Turkey: TÜBİTAK (in Bird CG (1936). The distribution of reptiles and amphibians in Asiatic Turkey, with notes on a collection from the vilayets of Adana, Gaziantep and Malatya. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) 18:

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