We present an annotated checklist for a total 241 reptiles and 22 amphibians including 5
frogs, 9 toads, 7 newts and salamanders, 1 crocodile, 1 worm lizard, 148 lizards, 79 snakes …

This review describes the diversity of the freshwater, marine, and terrestrial herpetofauna of
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that consists of 128 extant species and subspecies; 121 …

The Asian part of Turkey, ie Anatolia, is the region where three of the world's 35 biodiversity
hotspots meet, and interact: the Caucasus, Irano-Anatolian, and Mediterranean basin …

Syria is home to a wide range of ecosystems and landscapes that support a variety of animal
species, including reptiles. Currently, Syria hosts nine species of chelonians (turtles and …

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: The Irano‐Turanian region harbors three biodiversity hotspots
and∼ 25% of Brassicaceae species are endemic to the region. Aethionema (∼ 61 species) …

Turkey is biogeographically diverse and consequently has a rich herpetofauna. As a result
of active herpetological research, the number of species has steadily increased in recent …

Abstract The Middle East contains a great diversity of Capoeta species, but their taxonomy
remains poorly described. We used mitochondrial history to examine diversity of the algae …

Thirty-two species of amphibians and reptiles were reported during this study, including 16
families (Ranidae, Geoemydidae, Cheloniidae, Gekkonidae, Sphaerodactylidae …

The smooth snake Coronella austriaca (Laurenti, 1768) is distributed across the western
Palearctic throughout north‐central, southern Europe and western Asia. So far, only few …

The freshwater turtle Mauremys rivulata ranges from the Adriatic coast of the Balkan
Peninsula through the Aegean region and coastal western and southern Turkey southwards …