AnAge entry for Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

Classification (HAGRID: 00145)

Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Caudata
                Family: Cryptobranchidae
                    Genus: Cryptobranchus
Species
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Common name
Hellbender
Synonyms
Salamandra alleganiensis, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi, Cryptobranchus bishopi, Triton alleghaniensis, Salamandra horrida, Salamandra gigantea, Triton alleganiensis, Molge gigantea, Cryptobranchus salamandroides, Urotropis mucronata, Protonopsis horrida, Abranchus alleghaniensis, Menopoma alleghaniensis, Salamandra alleganensis, Abranchus alleganensis, Salamandrops giganteus, Salamandrops alleghaniensis, Abranchus horrida, Eurycea mucronata, Amphiuma gigantea, Cryptobranchus alleghaniensis, Menopoma gigantea, Salamandra alleghanensis, Menopoma fusca, Protonopsis fusca, Salamandra alleghaniensis, Menopoma alleghaniense, Menopoma fuscum, Cryptobranchus fuscus, Cryptobranchus terassodactylos

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity
29 years (wild)
Source
ref. 528
Sample size
Medium
Data quality
Acceptable
Observations

This is a relatively long-lived species, and some estimates indicate these animals may live over 30 years in the wild [0528].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity
1,825 days
Male sexual maturity
1,825 days
Incubation
72 days
Metamorphosis
Clutch size
275 (oviparous)
Adult weight
358.1 g

Metabolism

Typical body temperature
288ºK or 14.9ºC or 58.7ºF
Resting metabolic rate
0.0253 W
Body mass
358.0 g
Metabolic rate per body mass
0.000071 W/g

References

External Resources

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ITIS 173587
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