Ergul Kalayci, TugbaAltunisik, AbdullahGul, CigdemOzdemir, NurhayatTosunoğlu, Murat2025-01-272025-01-2720151300-01791303-6114https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1405-27https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/180611https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/26554In this study, the age structure of an Asaccus barani sample from Sanliurfa (southeastern Anatolia, Turkey) was determined by skeletochronology for the first time. A total of 17 preserved adults (7 males, 10 females) 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.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSoutheastern Anatoliaage structureAsaccus baraniskeletochronologyArticle39468068410.3906/zoo-1405-27Q3WOS:0003575872000192-s2.0-84934281838180611Q2