AnAge entry for Siren intermedia
Classification (HAGRID: 00207)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Caudata
Family: Sirenidae
Genus: Siren
- Species
- Siren intermedia
- Common name
- Lesser siren
- Synonyms
- Siren intermedia intermedia, Siren intermedia nettingi, Siren texana, Siren intermedia texana, Siren nettingi
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 25.7 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 451
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 730 days
- Incubation
- 60 days
- Metamorphosis
- Clutch size
- 350 (oviparous)
- Adult weight
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0468] John Behler and F. King (1979), The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians
- [0451] Frank & Kate's Web Page
- [0749] AmphibiaWeb
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173736
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8341
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
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