AnAge entry for Lithobates clamitans
Classification (HAGRID: 00111)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Lithobates
- Species
- Lithobates clamitans
- Common name
- Green frog
- Synonyms
- Rana clamitans, Rana clamitans melanota, Rana clamitans clamitans, Ranaria melanota, Lithobates clamitans clamitans, Lithobates clamitans melanota, Rana clamata, Rana calamitans, Rana fontinalis, Rana flaviviridis, Rana horiconensis, Rana nigricans, Rana clamator
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 10 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 528
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In the wild these animals live up to 6 years but they have been reported to live up to 10 years in captivity [0528].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Incubation
- Metamorphosis
- Clutch size
- 4,000 (oviparous)
- Adult weight
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 775087
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
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