AnAge entry for Caretta caretta
Classification (HAGRID: 04130)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Testudines (Taxon entry)
Family: Cheloniidae
Genus: Caretta
- Species
- Caretta caretta
- Common name
- Loggerhead sea turtle
- Synonyms
- Caretta caretta caretta, Testudo caretta
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 37 years
- Source
- Multiple references, please see bibliography below
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Some estimates suggest that these animals may live up to 62 years in the wild. Sexual maturity in the wild may also occur at later ages (19-24 years) than in captivity [0528].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 3,650 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 3,650 days
- Incubation
- 60 days
- Clutch size
- 115 (oviparous)
- Adult weight
- 156,500 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0439] Roger Conant et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America
- [0083] Musci et al. (1990), Unusual stability properties of a reptilian ceruloplasmin, PubMed
- [0543] Nigrelli (1954), Some longevity records for vertebrates
- [0440] New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- [0528] Partners in Amphibian And Reptile Conservation: Northeast Working Group
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173830
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- Genome Project
- Search NCBI
- Entrez
- Search all databases or Entrez Taxonomy search
- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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