AnAge entry for Boa constrictor
Classification (HAGRID: 02927)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
Order: Squamata
Family: Boidae
Genus: Boa
- Species
- Boa constrictor
- Common name
- Boa constrictor
- Synonyms
- Boa constrictor melanogaster
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 40.4 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 485
- Sample size
- Large
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Weight varies markedly in this species [0448]. One individual caught in the wild lived over 40 years in captivity [0527].
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
- 293ºK or 19.9ºC or 67.7ºF
- Resting metabolic rate
- 0.3589 W
- Body mass
- 3532.0 g
- Metabolic rate per body mass
- 0.000102 W/g
References
- [0037] Gillooly et al. (2001), Effects of size and temperature on metabolic rate (PubMed)
- [0527] Castanet (1994), Age estimation and longevity in reptiles (PubMed)
- [0485] Andrew Snider and J. Bowler (1992), Longevity of Reptiles and Amphibians in North American Collections, Second Edition
- [0448] Woodland Park Zoo
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 209569
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 8574
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