Erythrocyte morphology and comparative erythrocyte measurements in some lacertid lizards from turkey

Abstract

General morphology and size of erythrocytes of some lacertid lizards, Ophisops elegans, Lacerta cappodocica, Anatololacerta danfordi and Podarcis muralis, living in Turkey was studied using Wright's technique. The longest erythrocytes and nuclei were measured in O. elegons and the shortest ones in L. cappodocica. The widest erythrocytes were recorded in P. mucous and the narrowest ones in L. cappodocica. The widest nuclei were found in O. elegans and the narrowest ones in L. cappodocica.