PLEISTOCENE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES FROM EMIRKAYA-2, TURKEY

The Middle Pleistocene fissure-filling deposits of Emirkaya-2 in centr al Turkey yielded numerous bones of amphibians and reptiles, belonging to at least 11 taxa: Bufo viridis, Lacerta sp., Pseudopus cf. P. apod us, Scolecophidia indet., Coluber caspius, Coluber sp., Elaphe cf. E. quatuorlineata; cf. Telescopus sp., Colubridae indet., Natrix cf. N. n atrix and Vipera sp. from the ''Oriental vipers'' group. The assemblag e probably comprised only living forms occurring in the area today. Th e faunal composition of this locality indicate warm climate and at lea st a partly forested environment.