AnAge entry for Plethodon cinereus

Classification (HAGRID: 00171)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Caudata
                Family: Plethodontidae
                    Genus: Plethodon
Species: Plethodon cinereus
Common name: Eastern red-backed salamander
Synonyms: Salamandra cinerea, Plethodon cinereus cinereus, Salamandra erythronota, Salamandra erithronota, Salamandra agilis, Sauropsis erythronotus, Plethodon erythronota, Ambystoma erythronotum, Plethodon erythronotum, Salamandra puncticulata, Saurophis erythronotus, Spelerpes erythronota, Plethodon huldae, Plethodon erythronotus cinereus, Plethodon erythronotus erythronotus, Plethodon cinereus erythronotus, Plethodon cinereus erythronota

Maximum longevity: 25 years (wild)
Source: ref. 528
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: These animals have been estimated to live up to 20-25 years in the wild [0528].

[0037] Gillooly et al. (2001), Effects of size and temperature on metabolic rate (PubMed)
[0529] Moore et al. (2001), Influence of season, geomorphic surface and cover item on capture, size and weight of Desmognathus ochrophaeus and Plethodon cinereus in Allegheny Plateau riparian forests
[0526] Kara (1994), Ageing in amphibians (PubMed)
[0468] John Behler and F. King (1979), The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians
[0528] Partners in Amphibian And Reptile Conservation: Northeast Working Group