AnAge entry for Emydoidea blandingii

Emydoidea blandingii is a species with negligible senescence

Classification (HAGRID: 03325)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Testudines (Taxon entry)
                Family: Emydidae
                    Genus: Emydoidea
Species: Emydoidea blandingii
Common name: Blanding's turtle
Synonyms: Cistudo blandingii, Emys blandingii, Testudo flava, Testudo meleagris, Emys twentei, Cistuda blandingii

IMR: Not yet available
MRDT: No MRDT detected
Maximum longevity: 77 years (wild)
Source: ref. 7
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Field studies have failed to find increases in mortality rates or reproductive output with age. Although it was observed an increase in embryo mortality in nests of older females, this is considered a species with negligible senescence [0007].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[1143] Nussey et al. (2013), Senescence in natural populations of animals: widespread evidence and its implications for bio-gerontology (PubMed)
[0007] Congdon et al. (2001), Hypotheses of aging in a long-lived vertebrate, Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) (PubMed)
[0528] Partners in Amphibian And Reptile Conservation: Northeast Working Group
[0440] New York State Department of Environmental Conservation