AnAge entry for Hemidactylium scutatum
Classification (HAGRID: 00169)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Hemidactylium
- Species
- Hemidactylium scutatum
- Common name
- Four-toed salamander
- Synonyms
- Salamandra scutata, Salamandra melanosticta, Cotobotes scutatum, Desmodactylus scutatus, Desmodactylus melanostictus, Batrachoseps scutatus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 8.9 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 485
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 912 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 912 days
- Incubation
- Metamorphosis
- Clutch size
- 30 (oviparous)
- Adult weight
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0485] Andrew Snider and J. Bowler (1992), Longevity of Reptiles and Amphibians in North American Collections, Second Edition
- [0468] John Behler and F. King (1979), The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173678
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 291265
- Entrez
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