AnAge entry for Ichthyosaura alpestris
Classification (HAGRID: 00165)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Caudata
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Ichthyosaura
- Species
- Ichthyosaura alpestris
- Common name
- Laureutis alpine salamander
- Synonyms
- Triturus alpestris, Triton alpestris
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 15 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 451
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In the wild, these animals live up to 10 years. Neoteny does not appear to affect longevity in the wild [0525].
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
- [0462] Denoel and Joly (2000), Neoteny and progenesis as two heterochronic processes involved in paedomorphosis in Triturus alpestris (Amphibia: Caudata) (PubMed)
- [0525] Smirina (1994), Age determination and longevity in amphibians (PubMed)
- [0451] Frank & Kate's Web Page
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 775917
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 54263
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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