The first record of age structure and body size of the Suphan Racerunner, Eremias suphani Basoglu & Hellmich, 1968

ÜZÜM N., AVCI A., KUMLUTAŞ Y., Beser N., ILGAZ Ç.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, cilt.39, sa.3, ss.513-518, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/zoo-1408-39
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.513-518
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Age structure, body size, Eremias suphani, Lacertidae, sexual dimorphism, Turkey, SEXUAL-DIMORPHISM, GROWTH, LIZARDS, FROG, POPULATION, LACERTIDAE, DAREVSKIA, EVOLUTION, ARGUS
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The age structure of Eremias suphani was studied from a high-altitude (2180 m a.s.l.) locality in eastern Turkey. A total of 24 preserved (16 male male, 7 female female, and 1 juvenile) specimens were used in this study. According to the skeletochronological analysis, ages ranged from 6 to 9 years (mean: 7.38 +/- 0.22 years) in males and from 6 to 10 years (mean: 7.86 +/- 0.51 years) in females. Age at maturity was estimated to be 5-6 years for both males and females. The mean snout-vent length was calculated as 60.88 +/- 2.61 mm in males and 58.85 +/- 2.44 in females. The sexual dimorphism index was calculated as -0.03. The difference between the sexes for both age and size was not statistically significant.