Fig. 2. Phalangeal cross section of Triturus karelinii. Arrows: metamorphosis line and periphery; Arrowheads: lines of arrested growth (LAGs); e.b. = endosteal bone m.c.= marrow cavity, m.l.= metamorphosis line, p.= periphery. (A) Juvenile (SVL= 44.82 mm) caught in March. A metamorphosis line and two LAGs were observed in the periosteal bone. This individual was two years old. (B) Male (SVL= 73.94 mm). Six LAGs were observed in the periosteal bone. Note that a metamorphosis line is visible and endosteal resorption is not present. Age of this individual caught in March was 6 years old. (C) Female (SVL= 83.18 mm). Five LAGs were observed in the periosteal bone. The innermost LAG was eroded by endosteal resorption and this individual was 6 years old

Published as part of Üzüm, N. & Olgun, K., 2009, Age And Growth Of The Southern Crested Newt, Triturus Karelinii (Strauch 1870), In A Lowland Population From Northwest Turkey, pp. 55-65 in Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 55 (1) on page 58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12584871