AnAge entry for Trachemys scripta

Classification (HAGRID: 03715)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Testudines (Taxon entry)
                Family: Emydidae
                    Genus: Trachemys
Species: Trachemys scripta
Common name: Common slider
Synonyms: Chrysemys scripta

Maximum longevity: 41.3 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 451
Sample size: Large
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild these animals live up to 30 years. Studies in the wild failed to find any increase in mortality with age [0527].

[1102] Zimmerman et al. (2013), Humoral immune responses are maintained with age in a long-lived ectotherm, the red-eared slider turtle (PubMed)
[0037] Gillooly et al. (2001), Effects of size and temperature on metabolic rate (PubMed)
[0527] Castanet (1994), Age estimation and longevity in reptiles (PubMed)
[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
[0528] Partners in Amphibian And Reptile Conservation: Northeast Working Group