AnAge entry for Xenopeltis unicolor
Classification (HAGRID: 03669)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Squamata
Family: Xenopeltidae
Genus: Xenopeltis
- Species
- Xenopeltis unicolor
- Common name
- Sunbeam snake
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 12.1 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 485
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Adult weight
- 753 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 209610
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 196253
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
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- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
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