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Species of rodent
The Taurus ground squirrel (Spermophilus taurensis) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to the Taurus Mountains of Turkey. It was first identified as a distinct species to the Asia Minor ground squirrel in 2007.[1]
References
- ^ Gündüz, İslam; Jaarola, Maarit; Tez, Coskun; Yeniyurt, Can; Polly, P. David; Searle, Jeremy B (2007), "Multigenic and morphometric differentiation of ground squirrels (Spermophilus, Scuiridae, Rodentia) in Turkey, with a description of a new species", Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 43 (3): 916–35, doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.02.021, PMID 17500011
- Arslan, Emi̇Ne; Arslan, Ati̇Lla (2010-01-01). "Heterochromatin distribution and nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) in chromosomes of the Taurus ground squirrel, Spermophilus taurensis Gunduz et al., 2007 (Mammalia: Rodentia), in Turkey". Turkish Journal of Zoology. doi:10.3906/zoo-0810-5. ISSN 1303-6114.
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