AnAge entry for Scaphiopus couchii
Classification (HAGRID: 00105)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Anura
Family: Scaphiopodidae
Genus: Scaphiopus
- Species
- Scaphiopus couchii
- Common name
- Couch's spadefoot
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 6.7 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 485
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Questionable
- Observations
There are estimates that most of the breeding population is between 5 and 10 years old, and the maximum longevity may be 13 years for females and 11 years for males [0749]. Further studies are necessary.
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
- [0458] Grundy and Storey (1998), Antioxidant defenses and lipid peroxidation damage in estivating toads, Scaphiopus couchii (PubMed)
- [0485] Andrew Snider and J. Bowler (1992), Longevity of Reptiles and Amphibians in North American Collections, Second Edition
- [0749] AmphibiaWeb
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173429
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 85089
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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