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

Authors

NAZAN ÜZÜM
AZİZ AVCI
YUSUF KUMLUTAŞ
NURETTİN BEŞER
ÇETİN ILGAZ

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1408-39

Abstract

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♂♂, 7♀♀, 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.

Keywords

Age structure, body size, Eremias suphani, Lacertidae, sexual dimorphism, Turkey

First Page

513

Last Page

518

Recommended Citation

ÜZÜM, NAZAN; AVCI, AZİZ; KUMLUTAŞ, YUSUF; BEŞER, NURETTİN; and ILGAZ, ÇETİN (2015) "The first record of age structure and body size of the Suphan Racerunner, Eremias suphani Başoğlu & Hellmich, 1968," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 39: No. 3, Article 20. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1408-39
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol39/iss3/20