Durango salamander
The Durango salamander or pine woods salamander, Ambystoma silvense, is a mole salamander. It is endemic to Mexico where it is found in the Durango and Chihuahua states. Its habitats include ponds, shallow lakes, and pine-oak forests.[1]
| Durango salamander | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Ambystomatidae |
| Genus: | Ambystoma |
| Species: | A. silvense |
| Binomial name | |
| Ambystoma silvense Webb, 2004 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ambystoma silvensis Webb, 2004 | |
References
- Webb, R.; Wake, D.; Parra-Olea, G.; Papenfuss, T. (2008). "Ambystoma silvense". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T61893A12563435. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61893A12563435.en.
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