Publications

Articles

Çelebi, T.M., Çelikağı, Y., Kınay, T., Kuyucu, A.C., Kurnaz, M., Şahin, M.K. (2026). Blinking without eyelids: First record of a blink-like reflex in Ophisops elegans from Anatolia. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 50: 52-55.

Bayram, Ç., Çelebi, T. M., Çevik, E., Kuyucu, A. C., Kurnaz, M., Şahin, M. K. (2025). A Rare Case of Tail Bifurcation in Ophisops elegans from Western Anatolia. Commagene Journal of Biology, 9 (2):  240-242.

Şahin, M.K., Çetintaş, O., Yanchukov, A., Kurnaz, M. (2025). A record of the Lebanese Lizard (Phoenicolacerta laevis) in northern Türkiye: Evidence of possible human-mediated dispersal. Zoology in the Middle East, 71 (3): 282-288..

Bayram, Ç., Şahin, M.K., Kurnaz, M. (2025). Unusual Activity Patterns in Anuran and Caudata Species During the Hibernation Period. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences Ecology, 7(1): 06-10.

Bayram, Ç., Şahin, M.K., Kurnaz, M. (2025). Unusual Winter Activity of the Ottoman Viper (Montivipera xanthina) in Türkiye. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences 10 (3): 288-291.

Batum, T., Şahin, M.K., Kurnaz, M. (2025). Winter Activity of Reptiles in The Anatolian Peninsula. Environmental Ecotoxicology and Ecology, 5: 1-10.

Bozkurt, E., Kurnaz, M., Avci, A.., Şahin, M.K., Üzüm, N., Olgun, K. (2025). First evidence of the genetic structure of Neurergus strauchii munzurensis, Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity, 9(2), 152-161.

Vaissi, S., Şahin, M., K., Kurnaz, M. (2025). Niche dynamics and climate change sensitivity in western Palearctic Zamenis ratsnakes (Reptilia: Colubridae). Amphibia-Reptilia 46 (1): 33–50.

Kurnaz, M., Şahin, M. K. (2024) Exceptional Winter Activity Record from Blunt-nosed Viper (Macrovipera lebetinus) in Türkiye. Turkish Journal of Nature and Science, 13 (4): 1-4.

Şahin, M.K., Kurnaz, M. (2024). Potential geographic distribution and habitat utilization of Lacerta viridis (Squamata: Lacertidae) in northern Türkiye. Journal of Taibah University for Science, 18 (1): 2378548.

Vaissi, S., Kurnaz, M., Şahin, M. K., Hernandes, A. (2023). Climatic niche divergence and conservatism promote speciation in Snake-eyed skinks (Sauria: Scincidae): new insight into the evolution and diversification of Ablepharus species. Evolutiınary Biology 50: 249–263.

Kurnaz, M. (2023). Geographic distribution of two Montivipera taxa using ecological niche modeling. Journal of Bioscience 48: 7.

Bülbül, U., Koç, H., Y., Eroğlu, A.İ.,Odabaş, Kurnaz, M., Kutrup, B. (2023). Age structure and body size in a Turkish population of Green Lizard, Lacerta viridis (Laurenti, 1768). Russian Journal of Herpetology, 30 (1): 5-10.

Kurnaz, M. (2022). Predicted current and future distribution of the fire salamander, Salamandra infraimmaculata in Turkey. Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity, 6(4): 82-96.

Kurnaz, M., Şahin, M. K., Eroğlu, A. İ. (2022). Hidden diversity in a narrow valley: Description of new endemic Palearctic rock lizard Darevskia (Squamata: Lacertidae) species from northeastern Turkey. Zoological Studies 61:44.

Arribas, O., Candan, K., Kurnaz, M., Kumlutaş, Y., Yıldırım-Caynak, E., Ilgaz, Ç. (2022). A new cryptic species of the Darevskia parvula group from NE Anatolia (Squamata, Lacertidae). Organism Diversity and Evolution 22:475–490.

Kurnaz, M., Şahin, M. K. (2022). Formal description of the new lizard species inhabiting in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. Zoological and Entomological Letters, 2 (1): 23-25.

Kurnaz, M., Yousefkhani, S.S.H. (2021). A contribution to biogeography of Ablepharus anatolicus and A. budaki (Squamata: Scincidae) using ecological niche modeling in Turkey. Folia Biologica (Krakow) 69 (4):159-166.

Kurnaz, M., Şahin, M. K. (2021). Contribution to the taxonomic knowledge of Acanthodactylus (Squamata, Lacertidae): Description of a new lacertid lizard species from Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity 5 (3): 100-119.

Kurnaz, M., Şahin, M. K. (2021). Unusual winter activity observations of two newt species (Ommatotriton ophryticus & Triturus ivanbureschi) from the Anatolian Peninsula. International Journal of Agricultural and Wildlife Sciences 7(2): 337 – 342.

Kurnaz, M., Eroğlu, A.İ. (2021). Habitat preferences of Testudo graeca, Linnaeus 1758 (Testudines; Testudinidae) with a new locality record from eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. Scientific Reports in Life Sciences, 2 (2):30-38.

Koç, H., Kutrup, B., Bülbül, U., Kurnaz, M. (2021). The allelic variants in microsatellite loci and phylogenetic relationships of Darevskia rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) and D. bithynica (Méhely, 1909) based on mitochondrial DNA in Turkey. Russian Journal of Herpetology, 28 (2): 73-88.

Şahin, M. K., Kurnaz, M. (2021). New locality records for Eumeces schneiderii (Daudin, 1802) and Trapelus ruderatus (Olivier, 1804) with the morphological data from eastern Anatolia, Turkey. Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series C Biology, 30 (1): 47-57.

Kurnaz, M., Şahin, M. K. (2021). A contribution to the biogeography and taxonomy of two Anatolian mountain brook newts, Neurergus barani and N. strauchii (Amphibia: Salamandridae) using ecological niche modeling. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 45 (1): 54-64.

Kurnaz, M. (2020). Species list of Amphibians and Reptiles from Turkey. Journal of Animal Diversity 2 (4): 10-32.

Kurnaz, M., Eroğlu, A.İ. (2020). Eremias strauchi’nin Türkiye’deki potansiyel yayılışı ve en batı lokalite kaydı. Kommagene Biyoloji Dergisi 4 (2): 82-85.

Kurnaz, M., Yousefkhani, S.S.H. (2020). Ecological niche divergence between Darevskia rudis and D. bithynica (Lacertidae) in Turkey. Biologia, 75:1307–1312.

Bülbül, U., Koç, H., Odabaş, Y., Eroğlu, A.İ., Kurnaz, M., Kutrup, B. (2020).Life History Traits in a Population of Pelobates syriacus (Boettger, 1889) from Turkey. Russian Journal of Herpetology, 27 (4): 195-200.

Bülbül, U., Eroğlu, A. İ., Kutrup B., Kurnaz, M., Koç-Gür, H., Odabaş, Y.(2019). Road kills of amphibian and reptile species in Edirne and Kırklareli Provinces of Turkey. Sinop University Journal of Natural Science, 4 (2): 109-121.

Kurnaz, M., Bülbül, U., Eroğlu, A.İ., Kutrup, B., Koç, H. (2019). The potential distribution and morphological data of Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque-Schmalstz, 1810) with new locality records from Turkey (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology, 26 (2): 77-86.

Kurnaz, M., Kutrup, B., Yousefkhani, S.S.H., Koç, H., Bülbül, U., Eroğlu, A.İ. (2019). Phylogeography of the red-belied lizard, Darevskia parvula in Turkey. Mitochondrial DNA Part A 30 (3): 556–566.

Odabaş, Y.,Bülbül, U., Eroğlu, A. İ., Koç, H., Kurnaz, M., Kutrup B. (2019). Age structure and growth in a Turkish population of the Balkan Green Lizard, Lacerta trilineata Bedriaga, 1886 (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). Herpetozoa, 31 (3/4): 183 – 193.

Kurnaz M., Kutrup B. (2019). New distribution data of the vulnerable Mertensiella caucasica from Gümüşhane, Turkey. Nature Conservation Research 4(1): 109-111.

Bülbül, U., Kurnaz M., Eroğlu, A.İ., Koç, H., Kutrup, B. (2018). Restricted distribution area, threat conditions and additional two new localities of Bombina variegata (L., 1758) (Anura: Bombinatoridae) in Turkey. Russian Journal of Herpetology, 25:236-238.

Bülbül, U., Eroğlu, A. İ., Kurnaz, M., Mutanoğlu Kaya, Z., Koç, H., Altınkaynak Eroğlu, S. (2018). Age structure and some growth parameters in a population of Bombina bombina (L., 1761) from Turkey. Russian Journal of Herpetology, 25: 221-226.

Kurnaz, M., Kutrup, B. (2018). Southernmost locality for endangered lizard, Darevskia clarkorum (Lacertidae: Squamata) from eastern Black Sea of Turkey. Nature Conservation Research, 3(Suppl.1): 136–139.

Bülbül, U., Kutrup, B., Eroğlu A.İ., Koç, H., Kurnaz, M., Odabaş, Y. (2018). Life history traits of a Turkish population of the Yellow-bellied Toad, Bombina variegata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Anura: Bombinatoridae). Herpetozoa, 31 (1/2): 11-19.

Koç, H., Bülbül, U., Kurnaz M., Eroğlu, A.İ., Kutrup, B. (2018). Phylogenetic relationships of Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1810) and Podarcis tauricus (Pallas, 1814) in Turkey, based on mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA Part A, 29 (5): 664-673.

Eroğlu, A.İ., Bülbül, U., Kurnaz M., Odabaş, Y. (2018). Age and growth of the common Wall lizard, Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768). Animal Biology, 68 (2): 147-159.

Kurnaz M., Bülbül, U., Eroğlu, A.İ., Kutrup, B., Koç, H. (2018). Northwesternmost locality record of Montivipera xanthina (Gray, 1849) in Turkey. Herpetozoa, 30 (3/4): 218-221.

Kurnaz M., Bülbül, U., Eroğlu, A.İ., Uzun, F., Koç, H., Kutrup, B. (2018). Age and growth of the Artvin lizard, Darevskia derjugini (Nikolsky, 1898), in Turkey (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). Herpetozoa, 30 (3/4): 147-158.

Kurnaz M., Eroğlu, A.İ., Bülbül, U., Kutrup, B., Koç, H. (2017). The life-history traits in a breeding population of Darevskia valentini from Turkey. Acta Herpetologica, 12(2): 167-173.

Koç, H., Kutrup, B., Eroğlu, O., Bülbül, U., Kurnaz, M., Afan, F., Eroğlu, A.İ. (2017). Phylogenetic relationships of D. rudis (Bedriaga, 1886) and D. bithynica (Mehely, 1909) based on microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA in Turkey. Mitochondrial DNA Part A, 28 (6): 814–825.

Kurnaz M., Bülbül, U., Eroğlu, A.İ., Koç, H., Kutrup, B. (2017). Morphological reevaliation on the subspecific position of Darevskia derjugini in Turkey. Russian Journal of Herpetology, 24 (3): 209-216.

Eroğlu, A.İ., Bülbül, U., Kurnaz M. (2017). Age Structure and Growth in a Turkish Population of the Italian Wall Lizard Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1810) (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 69 (2): 209-214.

Eroğlu, A.İ., Bülbül, U., Kurnaz M. (2017). Age structure and growth in a Turkish population of the Crimean Wall Lizard, Podarcis tauricus (Pallas, 1814) (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). Herpetozoa, 29 (3/4): 125 – 133.

Kurnaz M., Kutrup, B., Bülbül, U. (2016). An Exceptional Activity for Darevskia derjugini (Nikolsky, 1898) From Turkey. Ekologia Balkanica, 8 (2): 91-93.

Bülbül, U., Kurnaz M., Eroğlu, A.İ., Koç, H., Kutrup, B. (2016). Body size and age structure of the endangered Clark’s lizard (Darevskia clarkorum) populations from two different altitudes in Turkey. Amphibia-Reptilia, 37(4):450-456.

Bülbül, U., Kurnaz M., Eroğlu, A.İ.,Szymura, J.M., Koç, H., Kutrup, B. (2016) First record of Bombina variegata (L., 1758) (Anura: Bombinatoridae) from Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 40:630-636.

Bülbül, U., Kurnaz M., Eroğlu, A.İ., Koç, H., Kutrup, B. (2016). Age and growth of the red-belied lizard, Darevskia parvula. Animal Biology, 66: 81-95.

Bülbül, U., Kurnaz, M., Eroğlu A.İ., Koç, H., Kutrup, B. (2015). New locality record of Podarcis tauricus tauricus (Pallas, 1814) (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Western Black Sea Region of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology 39:981-986.