AnAge entry for Crocodylus moreletii
Classification (HAGRID: 02887)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Crocodylidae
Genus: Crocodylus
- Species
- Crocodylus moreletii
- Common name
- Morelet's crocodile
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 25.4 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 451
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
A male lived to be ~42 years in captivity [1298].
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
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [1298] Weigl (2014), Longevity of crocodilians in captivity
- [0451] Frank & Kate's Web Page
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174362
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 184237
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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