AnAge entry for Acris crepitans
Classification (HAGRID: 00050)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Acris
- Species
- Acris crepitans
- Common name
- Northern cricket frog
- Synonyms
- Acris crepitans crepitans
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 4.9 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 485
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Questionable
- Observations
In the wild, these animals are short-lived. Even so, their maximum longevity may be underestimated as it is based on only a few captive animals.
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1096] McCallum et al. (2011), Growth, reproduction, and life span in Blanchard’s Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi) with notes on the growth of the Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)
- [0485] Andrew Snider and J. Bowler (1992), Longevity of Reptiles and Amphibians in North American Collections, Second Edition
- [0749] AmphibiaWeb
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173520
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 317300
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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