AnAge entry for Desmognathus monticola
Classification (HAGRID: 00158)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Desmognathus
- Species
- Desmognathus monticola
- Common name
- Seal salamander
- Synonyms
- Desmognathus monticola jeffersoni, Desmognathus monticola monticola
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 17.7 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 485
- Sample size
- Tiny
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,642 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,277 days
- Incubation
- 45 days
- Metamorphosis
- 360 days
- Clutch size
- 25 (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
- [0528] Partners in Amphibian And Reptile Conservation: Northeast Working Group
- [0749] AmphibiaWeb
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173640
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 52103
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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