AnAge entry for Pelomedusa subrufa
Classification (HAGRID: 03387)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Testudines (Taxon entry)
Family: Pelomedusidae
Genus: Pelomedusa
- Species
- Pelomedusa subrufa
- Common name
- Helmeted turtle
- Synonyms
- Emys olivacea, Pentonyx capensis, Pentonyx gehafie, Pentonyx americana, Pelomedusa nigra, Pelomedusa gasconi, Pelomedusa galeata disjuncta, Pelomedusa galeata orangensis, Pelomedusa galeata devilliersi, Pelomedusa galeata damarensis, Pelomedusa galeata wettsteini
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 20.1 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 451
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
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
- [0451] Frank & Kate's Web Page
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 949512
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 44522
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
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- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
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