Published October 9, 2022 | Version v1
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The reptiles of Türkiye: An etymology

  • 1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Niğde Ö. H. University, Niğde, Turkey
  • 2. Department of Biology, Section of Zoology, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey

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Here, we present the etymology of the Latin binomials of all reptile genera and species in Türkiye. According to our results, the names are mostly given according to the characteristics of the species or in honor of a person. Reviewing the etymologies of the Latin names of reptile species living in Türkiye, and compiling information and heritage will be very useful, especially for Turkish herpetology.

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