AnAge entry for Elaphe guttata
Classification (HAGRID: 03345)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Elaphe
- Species
- Elaphe guttata
- Common name
- Corn snake
- Synonyms
- Coluber guttatus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 32.3 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 451
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- High
- Observations
These animals have been reported to live up to 32.3 years in captivity [0451].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 600 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 600 days
- Clutch size
- 12 (oviparous)
- Adult weight
- 900 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0759] Robert et al. (2007), Testing the 'free radical theory of aging' hypothesis: physiological differences in long-lived and short-lived colubrid snakes (PubMed)
- [0451] Frank & Kate's Web Page
- [0448] Woodland Park Zoo
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174175
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