Preliminary data on the age structure of Asaccus barani (Baran's leaf-toed gecko)from southeastern Anatolia, Turkey

Authors

TUĞBA ERGÜL KALAYCI
ABDULLAH ALTUNIŞIK
ÇİĞDEM GÜL
NURHAYAT ÖZDEMİR
MURAT TOSUNOĞLU

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1405-27

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

First Page

680

Last Page

684

Recommended Citation

KALAYCI, TUĞBA ERGÜL; ALTUNIŞIK, ABDULLAH; GÜL, ÇİĞDEM; ÖZDEMİR, NURHAYAT; and TOSUNOĞLU, MURAT (2015) "Preliminary data on the age structure of Asaccus barani (Baran's leaf-toed gecko)from southeastern Anatolia, Turkey," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 39: No. 4, Article 19. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1405-27
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol39/iss4/19