AnAge entry for Hynobius boulengeri
Classification (HAGRID: 00146)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
Order: Caudata
Family: Hynobiidae
Genus: Hynobius
- Species
- Hynobius boulengeri
- Common name
- Boulenger's oriental salamander
- Synonyms
- Pachypalaminus boulengeri, Pseudosalamandra giga, Pseudosalamadra boulengeri
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 11.9 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 485
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Incubation
- Metamorphosis
- Clutch size
- 32 (oviparous)
- Adult weight
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0231] Ento and Matsui (2002), Estimation of age structure by skeletochronology of a population of Hynobius nebulosus in a breeding season (Amphibia, Urodela) (PubMed)
- [0485] Andrew Snider and J. Bowler (1992), Longevity of Reptiles and Amphibians in North American Collections, Second Edition
- [0230] Setoguti et al. (1985), Ultrastructural changes in development and aging of the interrenal cell of the salamander, Hynobius nebulosus (PubMed)
- [0749] AmphibiaWeb
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 668207
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 312230
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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