AnAge entry for Vipera ammodytes
Classification (HAGRID: 03659)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Squamata
Family: Viperidae
Genus: Vipera
- Species
- Vipera ammodytes
- Common name
- Long-nosed viper
- Synonyms
- Coluber ammodytes
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 22 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 485
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,460 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,460 days
- Adult weight
- 220 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0485] Andrew Snider and J. Bowler (1992), Longevity of Reptiles and Amphibians in North American Collections, Second Edition
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 634985
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8704
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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