AnAge entry for Melanosuchus niger
Classification (HAGRID: 02881)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Alligatoridae
Genus: Melanosuchus
- Species
- Melanosuchus niger
- Common name
- Black caiman
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 40 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 1298
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
A female black caiman lived after 40 years in captivity [1298].
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
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [1298] Weigl (2014), Longevity of crocodilians in captivity
- [0485] Andrew Snider and J. Bowler (1992), Longevity of Reptiles and Amphibians in North American Collections, Second Edition
External Resources
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 38656
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