AnAge entry for Natrix natrix
Classification (HAGRID: 03006)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Squamata
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Natrix
- Species
- Natrix natrix
- Common name
- Grass snake
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 20 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 451
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
These animals show gradual senescence [0019].
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 17.1ºC or 62.8ºF
- Resting metabolic rate
- 0.0295 W
- Body mass
- 94.2 g
- Metabolic rate per body mass
- 0.000313 W/g
References
- [0037] Gillooly et al. (2001), Effects of size and temperature on metabolic rate (PubMed)
- [0019] Patnaik (1994), Ageing in reptiles (PubMed)
- [0527] Castanet (1994), Age estimation and longevity in reptiles (PubMed)
- [0451] Frank & Kate's Web Page
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 700799
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 100823
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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