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Coastal taipan, or Taipan

Coastal taipan, or Taipan lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 15.6 years

🏆 The longest-lived coastal taipan, or taipan on record reached 15.6 years in captivity.

Coastal taipan, or Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus). The oldest known individual lived 15.6 years; this chart maps that record to a human age of 120. Most individuals live considerably shorter lives than the record.

How old in human years?

Age

Coastal taipan, or Taipan age chart in human years

Shaded rows are equivalent to human age 60+.

Coastal taipan, or TaipanHuman ageStage
1 yr20Adult
2 yr27Adult
3 yr34Adult
4 yr41Middle age
5 yr47Middle age
6 yr54Middle age
7 yr61Senior
8 yr68Senior
9 yr75Senior
10 yr82Elderly
11 yr88Elderly
12 yr95Elderly
13 yr102Elderly
14 yr109Elderly
15 yr116Elderly
16 yr123Elderly
17 yr130Elderly
18 yr136Elderly
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Coastal taipan, or Taipan profile

ClassificationReptilia > Squamata > Elapidae
Scientific nameOxyuranus scutellatus
Adult weightabout 8.1 kg
Age of maturity8 months
Incubationabout 73 days
Longest recorded15.6 years (captivity)

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How we convert ages: method.

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