Age structure and body size of the Strauch's racerunner, Eremias strauchi strauchi Kessler, 1878

Authors

ABDULLAH ALTUNIŞIK
ÇİĞDEM GÜL
NURHAYAT ÖZDEMİR
MURAT TOSUNOĞLU
TUĞBA ERGÜL

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1212-18

Abstract

We studied, for the first time, the age structure of Eremias strauchi strauchi (Kessler, 1878) from a sample (18 adults) of a population living in the vicinity of Iğdır (eastern Turkey) using the skeletochronological method. The maximum observed longevity was 7 years for males and 5 years for females. The age of males ranged from 4 to 7 years (mean 4.91, n = 12), while that of females ranged from 4 to 5 years (mean 4.66, n = 6). The average snout–vent length (SVL) was 61.10 mm in males and 60.82 mm in females. The differences in mean age and SVL between sexes were not statistically significant. Intersexual differences in body size were male-biased, but this state was not statistically significant. Age and SVL were positively correlated in both sexes.

Keywords

Lacertidae, Eremias strauchi strauchi, age, sexual dimorphism, Turkey

First Page

539

Last Page

543

Recommended Citation

ALTUNIŞIK, ABDULLAH; GÜL, ÇİĞDEM; ÖZDEMİR, NURHAYAT; TOSUNOĞLU, MURAT; and ERGÜL, TUĞBA (2013) "Age structure and body size of the Strauch's racerunner, Eremias strauchi strauchi Kessler, 1878," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 37: No. 5, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1212-18
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol37/iss5/2