Ectoparasit living mites on some lizard which distributed in Turkey (Arachnida: Acarina)

In this study, 1581 Acari specimens have been collected from 58 lizard species between 2009 and 2014 in Turkey. In 38 lizard species, 22 mite species have been found with a total of 1581 specimens. Distributions of identified species across different orders are: 4 species from Ixodidae family belonging to Ixodida order (Heamaphysalis concinna, Hyalomma aegyptium, Rhipicephalus calcaratus, Ixodes ricinus), 3 species from Acaridae family belonging to Acaridida order (Tygophagus putrescentia, Acarus farris, Lepidoglyphus destructor) 4 species from Pterygosomatidae family belonging to Actinedida order (Geckobia turkestana, Geckobia tarantula, Pimeliaphilus desertus, Geckobia sp.) 1 species from Tetranychidae family (Petrobia latens), 1 species from Anystidae family (Erythracarus parietinus) 5 species from Trombiculidae family (Lacertacarus similis, Lacertacarus callosus, Matacarus demrei, Neotrombicula sp., Matacarus sp.), 3 species from Macronyssidae family (Ophionyssus saurarum, Ophionyssus natricis, Ophionyssus sp.), 1 species from Laelaptidae family (Haemolaelaps sp.) belonging to Gamasida order. Geckobia turkestana, Geckobia tarantula, Pimeliaphilus desertus, Erythracarus parietinus; Lacertacarus similis, Lacertacarus callosus, Ophionyssus saurarum species have been identified in Turkish lizard for the first time. Morphological characteristics of the identified species have been investigated. Several body parts of identified species have been measured, photographed and identification keys are given.