Abstract

In this study, a total of 170 specimens belonging to 21 snake species that have been collected from Şanliurfa province between 2016 and 2017 as well as during the previous years (2004-2015) and preserved in ZMADYU (Zoology Museum of Adiyaman University) were examined. Nine of the specimens examined were belong to Typhlopidae, 17 to Leptotyphlopidae, 9 to Boidae, 112 to Colubridae, 14 Natricidae, 4 Psammophiidae, 1 to Elapidae, and 5 to Viperidae families. As a result of the field studies, Satunin's Black-Headed Dwarf Snake, Rhynchocalamus satunini (Nikolsky, 1899) was reported for the first time from Şanliurfa province. The specimen belonging to Zamenis hohenackeri (Strauch, 1873) given in the literature could not be observed during this study. The color-pattern and some metric and meristic measurements of the specimens were taken. In addition, ecological and biological information has been given on the species observed.

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