A new look at the identity and distribution of water shrews (Neomys spp.) in Turkey
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Date
1998
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Gustav Fischer Verlag
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Abstract
Examination of external, cranial, and penile characteristics of over 50 water shrews (Neomys spp.) from Turkey demonstrates the existence of two species. The smaller one, which is identical with N. anomalus Cabrera, 1907, occurs in both, European and the Asiatic Turkey, and is found from sea level to 2,100 m a.s.l. The larger species, previously ascribed to N. fodiens (Pennant, 1771), is reported here as N. teres Miller, 1908; N. schelkovnikovi Satunin, 1913 from the Caucasus is considered to be its junior synonym. Neomys teres occurs in the Pontic Mts. east of Bolu, and in the Van area. A single case of sympatric occurrence of the two species is reported from Lake Abant, north-western Anatolia.
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Neomys, Turkey, Distribution, Nomenclature
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Zeitschrift Fur Saugetierkunde-International Journal Of Mammalian Biology
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Q4
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Volume
63
Issue
3
