Abstract:In this study, it is aimed to determine the amphibians and reptiles species of Adana province. This study was conducted in September and October 2013 and February, March, May, April, and June 2014. As a results of the study, 4 anuran species belonging to three families, 2 urodelian species belonging to one family, 6 tortoise species belonging to five families, 16 lizards species belonging to 6 families, one worm lizard, 19 snakes species belonging to 4 families, with a total of 48 different species of amphibians and reptiles, showing distribution in Adana, were identified. However, the species of Neurergus strauchii, Pelobates syriacus, Anatololacerta pelasgiana, Darevskia valentini, Eirenis decemlineatus, E. eiselti, E. lineomaculatus, Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus, which were recorded in the literature previously, could not be found. With the field survey and literature records, 56 amphibian and reptile species belonging to 21 families were determined in Adana province. In addition, chorotype information of the species and distribution localities in Adana were given in detail.

Bu çalışma ile Adıyaman ili kurbağa ve sürüngen envanterinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Adıyaman'da 19 familyaya ait toplam 49 tür (yedi kurbağa, dört kaplumbağa, bir kör kertenkele, 12 kertenkele ve 25 yılan türü) tespit edilmiştir. Bu çalışma ile, Blanus alexandri (Sindaco et al, 2014), Mediodactylus orientalis (Stepánek, 1937), Mediodactylus heterocercus (Blanford, 1874), Eryx jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758), Dolichophis jugularis (Linnaeus, 1758), Dolichophis schmidti (Nikolsky, 1909), Eirenis decemlineatus (Dumérıl, Bibron & Duméril, 1854), Elaphe sauromates (Pallas, 1811), Platyceps collaris (Müller, 1878), Hemorrhois nummifer (Reuss, 1834), Hemorrhois ravergieri (Ménétries, 1832) ve Natrix tesellata (Laurenti, 1768) türleri Adıyaman için ilk kez kaydı verilmiştir.