Morphometric study of Balkan Terrapin, Mauremys rivulata (Testudines: Geoemydidae) in Ccedil;anakkale (Turkey)

Mauremys rivulata (Family Geoemydidae) is a medium-sized freshwater turtle inhabiting various natural and manmade habitats, including rivers, seasonal ponds, lakes, brackish coastal lagoons, irrigation canals, reservoirs. In this study, the morphology of four different populations in Çanakkale was evaluated between sexes. The straight carapace length (SCL), width (CW), plastron (PL), (PW), body weight (W) measurements were obtained from total 114 adult specimens populations. sizes examined comparatively Kavak Delta located Thrace region, City Center Anatolia, two islands (Gökçeada Bozcaada) which are districts Çanakkale. Significant differences found males females all populations, with being larger than males. When compared, it determined that Gökçeada population largest (Female SCL 197,23±7,545; Male 187,47±13,757) smallest 152,02±23,391; 129,67±20,466).