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Based on snout-vent length ( SVL) frequency data 113 specimens of Teratoscincus roborowskii were preliminarily divided into six age classes. Then,age determination was evaluated by skeletochronology of 54 samples of the 3rd section on the 2nd fore-right phalanges selected from the six age classes. The result of age determination was evaluated by individual growth index measured from mark-recapture samples. Results indicated that there was no significant difference in SVL between male and female individuals,there was a strong correlation between SVL and skeletochronological data. By combining SVL with skeletochronological data,individuals of geckoes less than 6 years old can be identified by the technique of Skeletochronology.
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