AnAge entry for Ensatina eschscholtzii
Classification (HAGRID: 00162)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Ensatina
- Species
- Ensatina eschscholtzii
- Common name
- Ensatina
- Synonyms
- Ensatina eschscholtzii croceater, Plethodon croceater, Ensatina eschscholtzii eschscholtzii, Ensatina eschscholtzii klauberi, Ensatina klauberi, Ensatina eschscholtzii oregonensis, Heredia oregonensis, Ensatina eschscholtzii picta, Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis, Urotropis platensis, Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica, Plethodon oregonensis, Plethodon platensis, Plethodon platense, Plethodon eschscholtzii, Ensatina croceater, Ensatina platensis, Ensatina sierrae, Ensatina sierra, Ensatina eschscholtzi picta, Ensatina eschscholtzii croceator, Ensatina eschscholtzi xanthoptica, Ensatina eschscholtzi croceater
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Very little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one specimen lived 6.9 years in captivity [0451]. Some estimates suggest these animals may live up to 15 years [0749].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,278 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,278 days
- Incubation
- 138 days
- Metamorphosis
- Clutch size
- 14 (oviparous)
- Adult weight
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173732
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 57550
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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