AnAge entry for Caiman latirostris
Classification (HAGRID: 03247)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Alligatoridae
Genus: Caiman
- Species
- Caiman latirostris
- Common name
- Broad-snouted caiman
- Synonyms
- Crocodilus latirostris, Caiman fissipes, Alligator cynocephalus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 58 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 1298
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
A wild born broad-snouted caiman was living after 58 years in captivity [1298].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,826 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,826 days
- Incubation
- 70 days
- Adult weight
- 14,600 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [1298] Weigl (2014), Longevity of crocodilians in captivity
- [0485] Andrew Snider and J. Bowler (1992), Longevity of Reptiles and Amphibians in North American Collections, Second Edition
External Resources
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- ITIS 202213
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 190476
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