Populations of Central Asian tortoise Agrionemys horsfieldii (gray 1844) distributed in Kashkadarya region

Populations of Central Asian tortoise Agrionemys horsfieldii (GRAY 1844) distributed in Kashkadarya region

¹Yangiboev Elmurod Chorshanbiyevich*, ²Rakhimov Matnazar Shomurodovich.
¹PhD student of National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek
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²Professor of department zoology of National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek
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ABSTRACT
This article provides a classification of morphological features of the Central Asian tortoise species Agrionemys horsfieldii (Gray 1844) distributed in Kashkadarya region. The data presented in the article are based on research materials conducted in Kashkadarya region in 2019-2022. Eleven sites were selected for the study, including biogeocinoses of deserts (260-600m above sea level), foothills(800-1500m above sea level) and mountains(1800-2200m above sea level). The reason, it is expedient to study morphological changes resulting from ecological adaptation in biogeocenoses, because a particular ecological environment leads to the encounter of similar individuals between subspecies. The differences between the morphological characteristics of the samples (n=204) taken over the whole region were then examined by means of mathematical modeling of pholidosis and morphological features.
Keywords: Testudo horsfieldii (Gray 1844), Agrionemys, Qashqadaryo, A. h. horsfieldii (Gray 1844), T. h. rustamovi (), A. h. bogdanovi (Chkhikvadze 2008), pholidosis,
Популяции Среднеазиатской черепахи Agrionemys horsfieldii (GRAY 1844) распространены в Кашкадарьинской области.
¹Янгибоев Эльмурод Чоршанбиевич*, ²Рахимов Матназар Шомуродович.
¹Аспирант Национального университета Узбекистана имени Мирзо Улугбека
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²Профессор кафедры зоологии Национального университета Узбекистана имени Мирзо Улугбека
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