AnAge entry for Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Classification (HAGRID: 00168)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Gyrinophilus
- Species
- Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
- Common name
- Spring salamander
- Synonyms
- Salamandra porphyritica, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus danielsi, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus dunni, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus duryi, Pseudotriton duryi, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus, Spelerpes danielsi, Gyrinophilus dunni, Triturus lutescens, Salamandra salmonea, Triton porphyriticus, Pseudotriton salmoneus, Ambystoma salmoneum, Amblystoma porphyriticum, Pseudotriton salmonea, Spelerpes salmoneus, Spelerpes porphyriticus, Geotriton porphyritica, Gyrinophilus danielsi, Gyrinophilus duryi, Gyrinophilus lutescens, Pseudotriton porphyriticus, Spelerpes porphyritica, Spelerpes salmonea, Gyrinophilus danielsi duryi, Gyrinophilus porphyriticus inagnoscus, Gyrinophilus danielsi danielsi, Gyrinophilus danielsi dunni, Gyrinophilus danielsi polystictus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 18.5 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 485
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
At higher elevations maturity is reached about one year later [0528]. They become sexual mature soon after metamorphosing [0749].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,460 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,460 days
- Incubation
- Metamorphosis
- 1,460 days
- Clutch size
- 61 (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 173715
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 134760
- Entrez
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