AnAge entry for Necturus maculosus
Classification (HAGRID: 00181)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Caudata
Family: Proteidae
Genus: Necturus
- Species
- Necturus maculosus
- Common name
- Mudpuppy
- Synonyms
- Necturus maculatus, Siren maculosus, Necturus maculosus stictus, Necturus maculosus maculosus, Sirena maculosa, Necturus luteus, Necturus phosphoreus, Triton lateralis, Menobranchus lateralis, Menobranchus sayii, Phanerobranchus cepedii, Necturus lateralis, Menobranchus lacepedii, Menobranchus maculatus, Proteus canadensis, Siredon hyemalis, Menobranchus latastei, Necturus lateralis latastei, Necturus maculosus walkeri
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 34 years
- Source
- Multiple references, please see bibliography below
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 2,190 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,825 days
- Incubation
- 50 days
- Metamorphosis
- Clutch size
- 68 (oviparous)
- Adult weight
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0539] James Petranka (1998), Salamanders of the United States and Canada
- [0528] Partners in Amphibian And Reptile Conservation: Northeast Working Group
- [0749] AmphibiaWeb
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173630
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 42757
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
- Search Google