Comparative morphology of Darevskia parvula (Lantz-Cyren 1936) (Sauria: Lacertidae) subspecies in Northeastern Anatolia, Turkey

This study was designed to determine the degree of morphological differentiation between the subspecies of Darevskia parvula from northwestern Anatolia. The meristic pholidolial characters, metric dimensions and color-pattern features of specimens of both subspecies obtained from 10 different localities in the northeastern Anatolia, Turkey are given in detail and compared with regard to literature. In addition, thirty-six morphological characters were compared statistically and 66.7% of them showed differences between two subspecies.