AnAge entry for Salamandrina perspicillata
Classification (HAGRID: 00199)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Caudata
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Salamandrina
- Species
- Salamandrina perspicillata
- Common name
- Northern spectacled salamander
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
Studies have shown that, while survivability was found to decrease with age, the mortality rate was found to be constant with age, implying that this species may exhibit negligible senescence [1383]. Further studies are necessary, however.
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1383] Cayuela et al. (2019), Slow life-history strategies are associated with negligible actuarial senescence in western Palaearctic salamanders (PubMed)
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 775937
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