AnAge entry for Crocodylus acutus
Classification (HAGRID: 03251)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Crocodylidae
Genus: Crocodylus
- Species
- Crocodylus acutus
- Common name
- American crocodile
- Synonyms
- Crocodilus floridanus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 47 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 1298
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
A male at least lived for at least 47 years but could have been 65 years or more [1298].
A recent recapture study has shown that specimens in the wild may live upwards to 25 years of age. Additionally, in the wild, survival appears to be age dependent, with younger specimens having the lowest survival rates as opposed to the adult specimens [1385].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 3,652 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Adult weight
- 76,700 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1385] Briggs-Gonzalez et al. (2017), Life histories and conservation of long-lived reptiles, an illustration with the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) (PubMed)
- [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
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174361
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 48399
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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