AnAge entry for Anaxyrus californicus
Classification (HAGRID: 00038)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Anaxyrus
- Species
- Anaxyrus californicus
- Common name
- Arroyo toad
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 8 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1440
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
A recapture study has shown that these frogs may live up to 7 or 8 years. Environmental changes were shown to affect the age demographic of the population [1440].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1440] Fisher et al. (2018), Longevity and population age structure of the arroyo southwestern toad (Anaxyrus californicus) with drought implications (PubMed)
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 773514
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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