AnAge entry for Terrapene carolina

Terrapene carolina is a species with negligible senescence

Classification (HAGRID: 03710)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Testudines (Taxon entry)
                Family: Emydidae
                    Genus: Terrapene
Species: Terrapene carolina
Common name: Eastern box turtle
Synonyms: Testudo carolina

IMR: Not yet available
MRDT: No MRDT detected
Maximum longevity: 138 years (wild)
Source: ref. 543
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: These are animals with negligible senescence [0026]. In the wild, few animals live over 30-40 years but anecdotal evidence, which seems possible, suggests one animal may have lived up to 138 years in the wild [0543].

No information on metabolism is available.

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[0064] Henry (2003), The eastern box turtle at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center 1940s to the present: another view (PubMed)
[0026] Miller (2001), Escaping senescence: demographic data from the three-toed box turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis) (PubMed)
[0468] John Behler and F. King (1979), The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians
[0543] Nigrelli (1954), Some longevity records for vertebrates
[0528] Partners in Amphibian And Reptile Conservation: Northeast Working Group