AnAge entry for Lithobates catesbeianus
Classification (HAGRID: 00088)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Lithobates
- Species
- Lithobates catesbeianus
- Common name
- American bullfrog
- Synonyms
- Rana catesbeiana
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 16 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 485
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Increased reproductive output with age has been documented in these animals [0002]. Record longevity may be underestimated. In the wild, mortality rates appear to rise at later ages. Growth rates also appear to decline [0526].
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
- 288ºK or 14.9ºC or 58.7ºF
- Resting metabolic rate
- 0.0134 W
- Body mass
- 51.2 g
- Metabolic rate per body mass
- 0.000262 W/g
References
- [0037] Gillooly et al. (2001), Effects of size and temperature on metabolic rate (PubMed)
- [0526] Kara (1994), Ageing in amphibians (PubMed)
- [0485] Andrew Snider and J. Bowler (1992), Longevity of Reptiles and Amphibians in North American Collections, Second Edition
- [0002] Caleb Finch (1990), Longevity, Senescence, and the Genome
- [0528] Partners in Amphibian And Reptile Conservation: Northeast Working Group
- [0749] AmphibiaWeb
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 775084
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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