AnAge entry for Kinosternon subrubrum

Classification (HAGRID: 03751)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Reptilia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Testudines (Taxon entry)
                Family: Kinosternidae
                    Genus: Kinosternon
Species: Kinosternon subrubrum
Common name: Common mud turtle

Maximum longevity: 40 years (wild)
Source: ref. 1
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Studies in the wild failed to find any increase in mortality with age [0527].

No information on metabolism is available.

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[0001] Carey and Judge (2000), Longevity Records: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish
[0019] Patnaik (1994), Ageing in reptiles (PubMed)
[0527] Castanet (1994), Age estimation and longevity in reptiles (PubMed)
[0468] John Behler and F. King (1979), The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians
[0440] New York State Department of Environmental Conservation