- Turkish Journal of Zoology
- Vol: 39 Issue: 4
- Preliminary data on the age structure of Asaccus barani (Baran's leaf-toed gecko)from southeastern A...
Preliminary data on the age structure of Asaccus barani (Baran's leaf-toed gecko)from southeastern Anatolia, Turkey
Authors : Tuğba Ergül Kalayci, Abdullah Altunişik, Çiğdem Gül, Çiğdem Gül, Nurhayat Özdemir, Murat Tosunoğlu
Pages : 680-684
Doi:10.3906/zoo-1405-27
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :In this study, the age structure of an Asaccus barani sample from Şanlıurfa (southeastern Anatolia, Turkey) was determined by skeletochronology for the first time. A total of 17 preserved adults (7♂♂, 10♀♀) were evaluated, and the maximum observed lifespan was recorded as 6 years in males and 5 years in females. The first line of arrested growth was partially eroded by endosteal resorption in 29% of individuals and completely eroded in 18%. The mean age was 3.85 ± 0.50 years in males and 3.80 ± 0.32 years in females; the mean snout-vent length (SVL) was 46.99 ± 2.64 mm (range: 37.78-54.13) in males and 46.89 ± 1.51 mm (range: 40.33-53.19) in females. There was no significant difference between sexes in terms of age and SVL. However, there was a positive correlation between age and SVL in both males and females.Keywords : Southeastern Anatolia, age structure, Asaccus barani, skeletochronology