Adana (Türkiye)’dan Toplanan Chamaeleo chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lacertilia: Chamaeleonidae) Örneklerinin Yaş ve Vücut Büyüklüğü
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2022
Yazarlar: Elif YILDIRIM, Nurettin BEŞER, Can YILMAZ, Kamil CANDAN, Yusuf KUMLUTAŞ, Çetin ILGAZ, Elnaz NAJAFİ MAJD
Commagene Journal of Biology, Uluslararası, Scopus, 2022, ss 79-81
DOI: 10.31594/commagene.1104020
Özet
Age structure and body size of the Mediterranean Chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon (Linnaeus, 1758) specimens collected from Akyatan, Adana Province (Turkey) were investigated using the skeletochronology method and the demographic structure was revealed. The mean age was 3.07 years in females and 2.93 years in males. Derived from the LAG configuration, the age at sexual maturity was 1 year in males and 2 years in females. There was no significant correlation between the SVL and age. Moreover, the mean age and SVL were not statistically different between sexes. Results obtained here indicate that C. chamaeleon is one of the short-living lizard species when compared to other lizards.