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The Three Reptile New Locality Records and Their Ecological Niche Models in Hakkari Province, Eastern Anatolia, Türkiye

Hakkari Ili, Doğu Anadolu, Türkiye'de Üç Sürüngen Yeni Lokalite Kaydı ve Ekolojik Niş Modelleri

Can Yılmaz(HAKKARI UNIVERSITY, HAKKARI VOCATIONAL SCHOOL)0000-0002-5994-508X
Çetin Ilgaz(DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-7862-9106
Emin Bozkurt(ÇANKIRI KARATEKİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-8963-631X
Nazan Üzüm(AYDIN ADNAN MENDERES ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-4421-4302
Aziz Avcı(AYDIN ADNAN MENDERES ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-8017-9714
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1–6
Publication Date
2025-06-30
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There is a possibility of new species records due to the important location of Hakkari province geographically; thus, we suggest additional studies in the area.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this study, three reptile species, Mauremys caspica, Mediodactylus orientalis, and Laudakia stellio, were recorded for the first time from Hakkari province, east Anatolia.
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Key Findings & Data:The ranges of M. caspica, M. orientalis and L. stellio were extended 100 km, 281 km, and 175 km, respectively.
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⚙️Variables:Mauremys caspica · Mediodactylus orientalis · Laudakia stellio

Abstract

In this study, three reptile species, Mauremys caspica, Mediodactylus orientalis, and Laudakia stellio, were recorded for the first time from Hakkari province, east Anatolia. The ranges of M. caspica, M. orientalis and L. stellio were extended 100 km, 281 km, and 175 km, respectively. For M. orientalis and L. stellio, these new locality records constitute the eastern border of the species in Türkiye. M. caspica, M. orientalis and L. stellio average AUC (Area Under the Curve) values were calculated as 0.861, 0.867, and 0.821, respectively. Annual mean temperature (Bio1) was determined as the most important bioclimatic variable for M. orientalis (79.3%) and L. stellio (52.8%), while mean temperature of wettest quarter (Bio8) was the most effective bioclimatic variable for M. caspica (37.4%). There is a possibility of new species records due to the important location of Hakkari province geographically; thus, we suggest additional studies in the area.

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Bu çalışmada, üç sürüngen türü olan Mauremys caspica, Mediodactylus orientalis ve Laudakia stellio, Doğu Anadolu'daki Hakkari ilinden ilk kez kaydedilmiştir. M. caspica, M. orientalis ve L. stellio'nun yayılışları sırasıyla 100 km, 281 km ve 175 km uzatılmıştır. M. orientalis ve L. stellio için bu yeni lokalite kayıtları türlerin Türkiye'deki doğu sınırını oluşturmaktadır. M. caspica, M. orientalis ve L. stellio ortalama AUC (Area Under the Curve) değerleri sırasıyla 0.861, 0.867 ve 0.821 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Yıllık ortalama sıcaklık (Bio1) M. orientalis (%79.3) ve L. stellio (%52.8) için en önemli biyoklimatik değişken olarak belirlenirken, en yağışlı mevsimdeki ortalama sıcaklık (Bio8) M. caspica (%37.4) için en etkili biyoklimatik değişken olmuştur. Hakkari ilinin coğrafik olarak önemli konumu nedeniyle yeni tür kayıtları olasılığı vardır, bu nedenle bölgede ek çalışmalar yapılmasını öneriyoruz.

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Yılmaz, C., Ilgaz, Ç., Bozkurt, E., Üzüm, N., Avcı, A. (2025). The Three Reptile New Locality Records and Their Ecological Niche Models in Hakkari Province, Eastern Anatolia, Türkiye. Kommagene Biyoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.31594/commagene.1567576

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