AnAge entry for Glyptemys insculpta
Classification (HAGRID: 03327)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Testudines (Taxon entry)
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Glyptemys
- Species
- Glyptemys insculpta
- Common name
- Wood turtle
- Synonyms
- Clemmys insculpta, Testudo insculpta, Emys speciosa levigata
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 60 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 1
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Unverified, albeit plausible, reports suggest these animals may live up to 60 years in captivity [0001].
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
- [0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
- [0528] Partners in Amphibian And Reptile Conservation: Northeast Working Group
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 668669
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 335392
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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