AnAge entry for Chelonia mydas
Classification (HAGRID: 04131)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Testudines (Taxon entry)
Family: Cheloniidae
Genus: Chelonia
- Species
- Chelonia mydas
- Common name
- Green sea turtle
- Synonyms
- Chelonia mydas mydas, Chelonia agassizii, Testudo mydas, Chelonia mydas agassizii, Chelonia agassizi
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 75 years
- Source
- Multiple references, please see bibliography below
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Some anecdotal evidence suggests these animals may live beyond a century but their record longevity is largely unknown. The age at sexual maturity is also a subject of debate and could be over 20 years [0468].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 3,650 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 3,650 days
- Incubation
- 59 days
- Clutch size
- 150 (oviparous)
- Adult weight
- 160,000 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
- [0468] John Behler and F. King (1979), The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians
- [0440] New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173833
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- Genome Project
- Search NCBI
- Entrez
- Search all databases or Entrez Taxonomy search
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed or Search Scirus
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
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