AnAge entry for Rana temporaria

Classification (HAGRID: 00126)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Anura
                Family: Ranidae
                    Genus: Rana
Species: Rana temporaria
Common name: European frog
Synonyms: Rana honnorati, Rana hyla, Rana muta, Rana alpina, Rana campanisona, Rana atra, Rana flaviventris, Rana glacialis, Rana scotica, Bufo campanisonus, Alytes grandis, Rana aragonensis, Rana temporaria canigoensis, Rana fusca honnorati, Rana temporaria parvipalmata, Rana temporaria marmorata, Rana temporaria nigromaculata, Rana temporaria entzi, Alytes campanisonus campanisonus, Rana temporaria honnorati, Rana temporaria aragonensis

Maximum longevity: 27 years
Source: Multiple references, please see bibliography below
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: An age-related decline in the immune system has been described in the common frog [0025]. In the wild, these animals may live up to 14 years [0525].

No information on metabolism is available.

[1118] Ogielska et al. (2013), A stockpile of ova in the grass frog Rana temporaria is established once for the life span. Do ovaries in amphibians and in mammals follow the same evolutionary strategy? (PubMed)
[0025] Plytycz et al. (1995), Age-dependent changes in thymuses in the European common frog, Rana temporaria (PubMed)
[0526] Kara (1994), Ageing in amphibians (PubMed)
[0525] Smirina (1994), Age determination and longevity in amphibians (PubMed)
[0749] AmphibiaWeb