AnAge entry for Gopherus agassizii
Classification (HAGRID: 04191)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Testudines (Taxon entry)
Family: Testudinidae
Genus: Gopherus
- Species
- Gopherus agassizii
- Common name
- Desert tortoise
- Synonyms
- Xerobates agassizii, Scaptochelys agassizii
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 62.8 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 451
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Their longevity has been reported to be between 50 and 100 years [0437]. Estimates of longevity in the wild suggest these animals may live over 50 years [0527].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 5,500 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 5,500 days
- Incubation
- 118 days
- Clutch size
- 8 (oviparous)
- Adult weight
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0527] Castanet (1994), Age estimation and longevity in reptiles, PubMed
- [0468] John Behler and F. King (1979), The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians
- [0437] FEIS by the USDA Forest Service
- [0451] Frank & Kate's Web Page
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173856
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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