Tatera indica‘n›n Türkiye örneklerinin habitat›, d›fl ve kafatas› morfolojisi ve karyolojisi bu çal›flmayla ilk kez tan›mland›. Tatera indica Güneydo¤u Anadolu’da tar›m alanlar› d›fl›ndaki kurak ve yar› kurak bir habitattan kaydedildi. Türün eksternal ve kafatas› özellikleri daha önce yap›lm›fl tan›mlamalara uyumludur. Tatera indica‘n›n karyotipi 2n = 68, NF = 84 ve NFa = 80’den oluflmaktad›r.

The Habitat, external and cranial morphologies, and karyotype of Turkish specimens of Tatera indica are described for the first time with this study. It was determined that Tatera indica was located in uncultivated arid and semi-arid habitat in southeastern Turkey. Its external and cranial characteristics are consistent with those detailed in published papers. The karyotype of Tatera indica is composed of 2n = 68, NF = 84 and NFa = 80.