AnAge entry for Hyla chrysoscelis
Classification (HAGRID: 00073)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyla
- Species
- Hyla chrysoscelis
- Common name
- Cope's gray treefrog
- Synonyms
- Hyla versicolor chrysoscelis, Hyla femoralis chrysoscelis, Hyla versicolor sandersi
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 7.8 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 485
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One gray treefrog lived 7.8 years in captivity but it is not clear whether it was a specimen of this species or of the gray treefrog (/Hyla versicolor/).
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 547 days
- Incubation
- 21 days
- Metamorphosis
- 49 days
- Clutch size
- 35 (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 173502
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 30342
- Entrez
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- Images
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