AnAge entry for Lithobates pipiens
Classification (HAGRID: 00090)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Lithobates
- Species
- Lithobates pipiens
- Common name
- Northern leopard frog
- Synonyms
- Rana pipiens
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 9 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 525
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In the wild, these animals may live up to 5 years [0525].
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 16.6ºC or 61.9ºF
- Resting metabolic rate
- 0.0058 W
- Body mass
- 21.6 g
- Metabolic rate per body mass
- 0.000267 W/g
References
- [0037] Gillooly et al. (2001), Effects of size and temperature on metabolic rate (PubMed)
- [0268] Harris et al. (2000), Species- and age-related differences in susceptibility to pesticide exposure for two amphibians, Rana pipiens, and Bufo americanus (PubMed)
- [0525] Smirina (1994), Age determination and longevity in amphibians (PubMed)
- [0042] An Introduction to the Natural History of the Frogs and Toads of Ohio
- [0528] Partners in Amphibian And Reptile Conservation: Northeast Working Group
- [0749] AmphibiaWeb
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 775108
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
- Search Google