AnAge entry for Ambystoma tigrinum
Classification (HAGRID: 00139)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Caudata
Family: Ambystomatidae
Genus: Ambystoma
- Species
- Ambystoma tigrinum
- Common name
- Tiger salamander
- Synonyms
- Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum, Salamandra tigrina, Siren operculata, Proteus neocaesariensis, Axolotus philadelphicus, Salamandra ingens, Salamandra lurida, Triton tigrinus, Triton ingens, Ambystoma tigrina, Ambystoma lurida, Ambystoma episcopus, Heterotriton ingens, Siredon harlanii, Ambistoma tigrinum, Ambystoma bicolor, Ambystoma ingens, Amblystoma obscurum, Amblystoma xiphias, Amblystoma tigrinum, Amblystoma bicolor, Amblystoma copeianum, Ambystoma sopeanum, Ambystoma conspersum
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 25 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 485
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Age-related changes have been described in the retina of these animals [0027]. On average, they may live 12-15 years in the wild [0440].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,460 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,460 days
- Incubation
- 28 days
- Metamorphosis
- Clutch size
- 37 (oviparous)
- Adult weight
- 9.402 g
Metabolism
- Typical body temperature
- 291ºK or 17.9ºC or 64.1ºF
- Resting metabolic rate
- 0.0020 W
- Body mass
- 3.2 g
- Metabolic rate per body mass
- 0.000611 W/g
References
- [1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
- [0037] Gillooly et al. (2001), Effects of size and temperature on metabolic rate (PubMed)
- [0027] Townes-Anderson et al. (1998), Age-related changes in the tiger salamander retina (PubMed)
- [0485] Andrew Snider and J. Bowler (1992), Longevity of Reptiles and Amphibians in North American Collections, Second Edition
- [0440] New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173592
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8305
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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