AnAge entry for Chelydra serpentina
Classification (HAGRID: 03687)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Testudines (Taxon entry)
Family: Chelydridae
Genus: Chelydra
- Species
- Chelydra serpentina
- Common name
- Common snapping turtle
- Synonyms
- Chelydra serpentina serpentina, Testudo serpentina, Chelydra serpentina osceola, Chelydra osceola, Testudo serpentaria, Chelydra lacertina, Chelydra emarginata, Devisia mythodes, Chelydra laticarinata, Chelydra sculpta
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 47 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 3,285 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 2,646 days
- Adult weight
- 10,250 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- [0439] Roger Conant et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America
- [0527] Castanet (1994), Age estimation and longevity in reptiles (PubMed)
- [0528] Partners in Amphibian And Reptile Conservation: Northeast Working Group
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173752
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8475
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
- Search Google