AnAge entry for Eurycea lucifuga
Classification (HAGRID: 00163)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Eurycea
- Species
- Eurycea lucifuga
- Common name
- Cave salamander
- Synonyms
- Spelerpes lucifuga, Gyrinophilus maculicaudus, Spelerpes maculicaudus, Spelerpes maculicauda, Eurycea longicauda lucifuga
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 9.1 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 451
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
In captivity, these animals may live more than 9 years [0451].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 1,095 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 1,095 days
- Incubation
- 13 days
- Metamorphosis
- Clutch size
- 73 (oviparous)
- Adult weight
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 173691
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 422567
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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