AnAge entry for Macrochelys temminckii
Classification (HAGRID: 03688)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Testudines (Taxon entry)
Family: Chelydridae
Genus: Macrochelys
- Species
- Macrochelys temminckii
- Common name
- Alligator snapping turtle
- Synonyms
- Macroclemys temminckii, Chelonura temminckii, Testudo planitia
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 70.3 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 451
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 4,015 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 4,015 days
- Incubation
- 120 days
- Clutch size
- 30 (oviparous)
- Adult weight
- 58,500 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0439] Roger Conant et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America
- [0451] Frank & Kate's Web Page
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 668671
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 571338
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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