AnAge entry for Pseudacris crucifer
Classification (HAGRID: 00067)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Pseudacris
- Species
- Pseudacris crucifer
- Common name
- Spring peeper
- Synonyms
- Hyla crucifer, Hyla crucifer crucifer, Pseudacris crucifer crucifer, Pseudacris crucifer bartramiana, Hyla crucifer bartramiana, Hylodes pickeringii, Parapseudacris crucifer, Hyla crucifera bartramiana
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
In the wild, these animals may live up to 4 years [0525]. Longevity in captivity has not exceeded 2.2 years, but with few animals being kept. Their maximum lifespan is likely underestimated.
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
- 292ºK or 18.9ºC or 65.9ºF
- Resting metabolic rate
- 0.0010 W
- Body mass
- 0.9 g
- Metabolic rate per body mass
- 0.001167 W/g
References
- [0037] Gillooly et al. (2001), Effects of size and temperature on metabolic rate (PubMed)
- [0525] Smirina (1994), Age determination and longevity in amphibians (PubMed)
- [0451] Frank & Kate's Web Page
- [0528] Partners in Amphibian And Reptile Conservation: Northeast Working Group
- [0749] AmphibiaWeb
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 207303
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 189920
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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