The morphological, haematological, osteological and ecological features of the Laudakia stellio (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sauria: Agamidae) ranging in Turkey

In this study, the Laudakia stellio populations belonging to Agamidae family ranging in Turkey except for Thrace were examined in morphological, osteological, hematological and ecological aspects. Color and pattern characteristics, pholidosis features and body measurements, range, and indexes of 173 specimens were examined among populations. Besides the analysis of morphology, 40 specimens belonging to different localities were examined in osteological, qualitative, and quantitative aspects. In addition, hematological features of species were introduced in detail. Information was provided about the distribution localities of species and biotope features.In conclusion, in this thesis, it has been determined that all populations in Anatolia are similar to each other in morphological, osteological, and hematological aspects, while Hatay population differs from other populations.