Age, growth and longevity of kotschy's gecko, mediodactylus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1870) (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) from Central Anatolia, Turkey
| dc.contributor.author | Çiçek K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Afsar M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kumaş M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ayaz D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tok C.V. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-10T11:10:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-10T11:10:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | We studied the age structure of Kotschy's gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi, from the Sultan Mountains (Central Anatolia, Turkey) using the skeletochronological method. We examined the humeral diaphyseal cross sections of a total of 19 (six males and 13 females) museum specimens. Our results showed that the age structure ranged from three to seven years (mean = 4.2 years, SD = 1.47) in males and from two to eight years (mean = 4.5 years, SD = 1.81) in females. Both sexes reached sexual maturity after their second hibernation, and no statistically significant difference in age composition was observed between the sexes. There was a strong positive correlation between SVL and age (Spearman's correlation coefficient, r = 0.93) and Von Bertalanffy growth curves fitted to the relationships between age (k = 0.80) and SVL (SVLmax = 42.4). In conclusion, M. kotschyi is a short-lived species with a high growth rate. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/49376 | |
| dc.publisher | Bulgarian Academy of Sciences | |
| dc.title | Age, growth and longevity of kotschy's gecko, mediodactylus kotschyi (Steindachner, 1870) (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) from Central Anatolia, Turkey | |
| dc.type | Article |