AnAge entry for Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Classification (HAGRID: 03141)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Squamata
Family: Iguanidae
Genus: Dipsosaurus
- Species
- Dipsosaurus dorsalis
- Common name
- Desert iguana
- Synonyms
- Crotaphytus dorsalis
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 14.6 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 485
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
- Typical body temperature
- 306ºK or 32.4ºC or 90.2ºF
- Resting metabolic rate
- 0.0441 W
- Body mass
- 69.5 g
- Metabolic rate per body mass
- 0.000635 W/g
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0037] Gillooly et al. (2001), Effects of size and temperature on metabolic rate (PubMed)
- [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 173921
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 51217
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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