AnAge entry for Furcifer labordi
Classification (HAGRID: 03316)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Squamata
Family: Chamaeleonidae
Genus: Furcifer
- Species
- Furcifer labordi
- Common name
- Labord's chameleon
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 1.3 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 1384
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One of the shortest-lived vertebrates, these animals have an annual lifecycle in that they incubate for 8-9 months, grow rapidly and reach sexual maturity in about 2 months and then a population-wide adult death is observed within 2-3 months; possible signs of ageing prior to death included a worsening body condition and loss of body mass [1077].
A recent study has shown that longevity for these chameleons may be associated with environmental factors. One female survived until the next breeding season, and a sex-biased mortality was observed. Furthermore, animals kept in captivity had longer longevities of upwards to 16 months [1384].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 60 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 60 days
- Incubation
- 260 days
- Clutch size
- 11 (oviparous)
- Adult weight
- 8.73 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1384] Eckhardt et al. (2017), Highly variable lifespan in an annual reptile, Labord's chameleon (Furcifer labordi) (PubMed)
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [1077] Karsten et al. (2008), A unique life history among tetrapods: an annual chameleon living mostly as an egg (PubMed)
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 715204
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- Taxonomy ID 143473
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