AnAge entry for Triturus cristatus

Classification (HAGRID: 00204)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Caudata
                Family: Salamandridae
                    Genus: Triturus
Species: Triturus cristatus
Common name: Northern crested newt
Synonyms: Lacertus aquatilis, Triton cristatus, Triton americanus, Lacerta americana, Salamandra platyura, Salamandra cristata, Salamandra laticaudata, Lacerta porosa, Triton bibronii, Hemisalamandra cristata, Molge cristata, Triton cristatus icterica, Triton cristatus luteiventris, Triton cristatus nigriventris, Molge palustris olivacea, Molge palustris leydigi, Molge palustris icterica, Molge cristata flavigastra, Triturus cristatus cristatus

Maximum longevity: 28 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 525
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: In the wild, these animals may live up to 16 years. In captivity they have lived for 28 years [0525].

No information on metabolism is available.

[0525] Smirina (1994), Age determination and longevity in amphibians (PubMed)
[0327] Jeanny and Gontcharoff (1981), Analysis of the changes in the morphology and staining density characteristics of cartilagenous cell nuclei from Triturus cristatus during aging and regeneration (PubMed)
[0749] AmphibiaWeb