AnAge entry for Deirochelys reticularia
Classification (HAGRID: 03324)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Testudines (Taxon entry)
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Deirochelys
- Species
- Deirochelys reticularia
- Common name
- Chicken turtle
- Synonyms
- Testudo reticularia
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 24 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 528
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Studies in the wild failed to find an increased mortality with age [0527]. In the wild, these animals live up to 20-24 years [0528]. It is likely that longevity in underestimated.
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
- [0019] Patnaik (1994), Ageing in reptiles (PubMed)
- [0527] Castanet (1994), Age estimation and longevity in reptiles (PubMed)
- [0528] Partners in Amphibian And Reptile Conservation: Northeast Working Group
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173786
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 158819
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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