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Reptiles

Explore reptile species with comparable records for longevity, incubation, maturity, clutch size and adult body mass.

Species directory

Reptiles species

Common names link directly to individual life-history profiles. Scientific names and comparable trait values are shown alongside them.

Aldabra tortoise

Aldabrachelys gigantea

Aldabra tortoise

Max longevity
152 years
Gestation
20.3 years
Adult mass
117.2 kg
American alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

American alligator

Max longevity
77 years
Incubation
2.1 months
Adult mass
62 kg
Ball python

Python regius

Ball python

Max longevity
47.5 years
Gestation
2.5 months
Adult mass
8.9 kg
Black mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

Black mamba

Max longevity
26.2 years
Gestation
2.8 months
Adult mass
30.8 kg
Boa constrictor

Boa constrictor

Boa constrictor

Max longevity
40.4 years
Gestation
4.6 months
Adult mass
10.6 kg
Burmese Python

Python bivittatus

Burmese Python

Max longevity
34.2 years
Gestation
3 months
Adult mass
17.1 kg
Gharial

Gavialis gangeticus

Gharial

Max longevity
59 years
Gestation
2.3 months
Adult mass
153 kg
Hawksbill

Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill

Max longevity
20 years
Gestation
2 months
Adult mass
67 kg
Indian cobra

Naja naja

Indian cobra

Max longevity
32.3 years
Incubation
2 months
Adult mass
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King cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

King cobra

Max longevity
22.5 years
Incubation
2.4 months
Adult mass
8 kg
Komodo dragon

Varanus komodoensis

Komodo dragon

Max longevity
62 years
Gestation
49 days
Adult mass
41.1 kg
Leopard gecko

Eublepharis macularius

Leopard gecko

Max longevity
28.5 years
Gestation
55 days
Adult mass
35.5 g
Nile crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Nile crocodile

Max longevity
56 years
Incubation
3 months
Adult mass
94.2 kg
Reticulated python

Python reticulatus

Reticulated python

Max longevity
29.4 years
Gestation / incubation
Data not available
Adult mass
32 kg