AnAge entry for Ambystoma tigrinum
Classification (HAGRID: 00117)
- 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
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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