TY - JOUR AU - Karataş, Ahmet AU - Çiçek, Kerim PY - 2022/10/09 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The reptiles of Turkey: An etymology JF - Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity JA - JWB VL - 6 IS - Suppl. 1 SE - Scientific Reports DO - 10.5281/zenodo.7178457 UR - https://www.wildlife-biodiversity.com/index.php/jwb/article/view/265 SP - 1-32 AB - <p>Here, we present the etymology of the Latin binomials of all reptile genera and species in Turkey. 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 Turkey, and compiling information and heritage will be very useful, especially for Turkish herpetology.</p> ER -