AnAge entry for Hyla versicolor
Classification (HAGRID: 00060)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyla
- Species
- Hyla versicolor
- Common name
- Gray treefrog
- Synonyms
- Hyla versicolor versicolor, Hyla versicolor phaeocrypta
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 7.8 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 543
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One gray treefrog lived 7.8 years in captivity but it is not clear whether it was a specimen of this species or of the Cope's gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis). Given the longevity of similar species, however, it is likely that maximum longevity of these animals is higher.
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
- 290ºK or 17.4ºC or 63.2ºF
- Resting metabolic rate
- 0.0043 W
- Body mass
- 7.0 g
- Metabolic rate per body mass
- 0.000621 W/g
References
- [0037] Gillooly et al. (2001), Effects of size and temperature on metabolic rate (PubMed)
- [0543] Nigrelli (1954), Some longevity records for vertebrates
- [0528] Partners in Amphibian And Reptile Conservation: Northeast Working Group
- [0749] AmphibiaWeb
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173503
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 30343
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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