AnAge entry for Salamandrella keyserlingii
Classification (HAGRID: 00153)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Caudata
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Salamandrella
- Species
- Salamandrella keyserlingii
- Common name
- Siberian salamander
- Synonyms
- Isodactylium wosnessenskyi, Salamandrella wosnessenskyi, Hynobius keyserlingii, Salamandrella cristata, Hynobius doii, Hynobius cristatus, Hynobius michnoi, Turanomolge keyserlingii, Salamandrella keyserlingii keyserlingii
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 8 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 525
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In the wild, these animals live up to 8 years [0525]. Adults of this species are able to survive for a very long time at temperatures as low as -40 degrees C. The spawn can survive in the ice for short periods of time [0749].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- 23 days
- Metamorphosis
- Clutch size
- 70 (oviparous)
- Adult weight
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0525] Smirina (1994), Age determination and longevity in amphibians (PubMed)
- [0749] AmphibiaWeb
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 668238
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 288315
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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