AnAge entry for Amphiuma tridactylum
Classification (HAGRID: 00142)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Caudata
Family: Amphiumidae
Genus: Amphiuma
- Species
- Amphiuma tridactylum
- Common name
- Three-toed amphiuma
- Synonyms
- Amphiuma means tridactylum, Syren quadrapeda, Siren quadrupes, Muraenopsis tridactyla, Amphiuma tridactyla
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 15.9 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 485
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- 135 days
- Metamorphosis
- Clutch size
- 200 (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
- [0749] AmphibiaWeb
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173612
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8313
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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