AnAge entry for Rana aurora
Classification (HAGRID: 00100)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Rana
- Species
- Rana aurora
- Common name
- Red-legged frog, or California red-legged frog
- Synonyms
- Rana aurora aurora, Rana temporaria aurora, Rana agilis aurora
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 15 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 503
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Animals living in the north, also called Northern red-legged frogs, appear to develop slower, probably due to the colder water temperatures, and live longer. In California, maximum lifespan is probably around 10 years. Northern frogs also lay fewer eggs.
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
- [1150] Jones et al. (2014), Diversity of ageing across the tree of life (PubMed)
- [0503] Amphibians, California and Nevada
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173446
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 160496
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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