AnAge entry for Phymaturus antofagastensis
Classification (HAGRID: 03526)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Squamata
Family: Liolaemidae
Genus: Phymaturus
- Species
- Phymaturus antofagastensis
- Common name
- Phymaturus antofagastensis
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 20 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1434
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Individuals have been found to live up to 20 years [1434].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 2,191 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 2,557 days
- Litter size
- 2 (viviparous)
- Litters per year
- 0.5
- Adult weight
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1434] Boretto et al. (2018), Slow life histories in lizards living in the highlands of the Andes Mountains (PubMed)
- [1435] Ibarguengoytia and Boretto (2006), Asynchronous spermatogenesis and biennial female cycle of the viviparous lizard Phymaturus antofagastensis (Liolaemidae): reproductive responses to high altitudes and temperate climate of Catamarca, Argentina
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- ITIS 1056539
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