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Typical Life Spans for Pet Reptiles and Amphibians

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Updated: 03-26-2016

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Some pet reptiles and amphibians are long-lived — you might need to provide for them in your will! Here are a few average life spans for some typical pet reptiles and amphibians:

Tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum): 10 to 25 years
Two-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma means): 14 to 24 years
Barking treefrog (Hyla gratiosa): 7 years
Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor contrictor): 38 years
Rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchia cenchia): 10 years
Corn snake (Elaphe guttata guttata): 21 years
Reeve's turtle (Chinemys reevsi): 24 years
Helmeted turtles (Pelomedusa subrufa subrufa): 16 years
Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius): 20 years
Green anole (Anolis carolinensis): 7 years

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