AnAge entry for Pelophylax ridibundus
Classification (HAGRID: 00119)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Pelophylax
- Species
- Pelophylax ridibundus
- Common name
- Marsh frog
- Synonyms
- Rana ridibunda, Bufo ridibundus, Rana cachinnans, Rana caucasica, Rana dentex, Bufo cachinnans, Rana fortis, Rana florinskii, Rana mangischlakensis, Hylarana ridibunda, Rana esculenta cachinnans, Rana esculenta ridibunda, Rana esculenta susana, Rana ridibunda ridibunda
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 11 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 525
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In the wild, maturity and longevity are dependent on environmental conditions. Animals may live 11 years or maybe even more in colder climates or mountain regions [0525].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,460 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,095 days
- Incubation
- Metamorphosis
- Clutch size
- 6,835 (oviparous)
- Adult weight
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0895] Kyriakopoulou-Sklavounou et al. (2008), A skeletochronological study of age, growth and longevity in a population of the frog Rana ridibunda from southern Europe (PubMed)
- [0525] Smirina (1994), Age determination and longevity in amphibians (PubMed)
- [0749] AmphibiaWeb
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 775195
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8406
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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