AnAge entry for Lamprophis fuliginosus
Classification (HAGRID: 03000)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Lamprophis
- Species
- Lamprophis fuliginosus
- Common name
- African house snake
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 9 years
- Source
- ref. 759
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
These animals reach sexual maturity in their first year of life [0759].
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
- [0759] Robert et al. (2007), Testing the 'free radical theory of aging' hypothesis: physiological differences in long-lived and short-lived colubrid snakes (PubMed)
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