Open AccessTotal length and head length relationship in Mugger Crocodiles Crocodylus palustris (Reptilia: Crocodilia: Crocodylidae) in Iran
Author(s) -
Asghar Mobaraki,
Elham Abtin,
Malihe Erfani,
Colin Stevenson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.6272.13.8.19162-19164
Subject(s) - crocodylus , crocodile , biology , range (aeronautics) , population , zoology , geography , veterinary medicine , anatomy , ecology , demography , medicine , materials science , sociology , composite material
This study quantifies the morphometric relationship between total length (TL) and head length (HL) for a sample of 53 Mugger crocodiles (43–280 cm TL) in Iran. Across the size range of crocodiles sampled, the relationship was best described by a linear regression (TL= 15.52 + 6.283HL). The average TL/HL ratio was 7.034, which is similar to that reported for other crocodilian species and confirms its usefulness for estimating TL based on HL during population surveys.