AnAge entry for Furcifer labordi

Classification (HAGRID: 02950)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Squamata
                Family: Chamaeleonidae
                    Genus: Furcifer
Species: Furcifer labordi
Common name: Labord's chameleon

Maximum longevity: 0.4 years (wild)
Source: ref. 1077
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One of the shortest-lived vertebrates, these animals have an annual lifecycle in that they incubate for 8-9 months, grow rapidly and reach sexual maturity in about 2 months and then a population-wide adult death is observed within 2-3 months; possible signs of ageing prior to death included a worsening body condition and loss of body mass [1077].

: 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
[1077] Karsten et al. (2008), A unique life history among tetrapods: an annual chameleon living mostly as an egg (PubMed)