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The green salamander (Aneides aeneus) is a species of lungless salamander in the family Plethodontidae. [2] It and the Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander (A. caryaensis) are the only currently-described members of the genus Aneides that inhabit any areas in the eastern half of United States (all other Aneides salamanders are found west of the Mississippi River).
The green salamander (A. aeneus) and the Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander (A. caryaensis) are now considered to belong to their own subgenus Castaneides, which diverged from the Aneides hardii lineage between 27.2 and 32.3 million years ago, during the Oligocene.
It is a member of the subgenus Castaneides, which contains the only members of the genus Aneides that inhabit the eastern half of North America, including the green salamander (Aneides aeneus) and two undescribed taxa. It was formerly considered a population of the green salamander until a study in 2019 found it to represent a distinct species ...
Climbing salamanders Green salamander, Aneides aeneus NT Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander, Aneides caryaensis [7] [8] [n 1] Clouded salamander, Aneides ferreus NT Speckled black salamander, Aneides flavipunctatus NT and: [n 2] Santa Cruz black salamander, Aneides (flavipunctatus) niger [7] [n 3] [n 4] Shasta salamander, Aneides iecanus [7] [n ...
During the 12-month wait as Hickory Nut Gorge green salamanders are considered for protection, Harlan said the best way for N.C. residents to help is simply to learn, care and take pride in the ...
Aneides aeneus: Green salamander-Imperiled: Rare: Cambarus georgiae: Little Tennessee crayfish-Critically imperiled-Clethrionomys gapperi: Southern red-backed vole-Rare - apparently secure-Corynorhinus rafinesquii: Rafinesque's big-eared bat-Rare: Rare: Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis: Hellbender-Imperiled: Rare: Empidonax minimus ...
The fate of many other at-risk species − including the southern bog turtle, Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander and the Carolina northern flying squirrel − remains unclear as experts struggle ...
A. aeneus may refer to: Abacetus aeneus, a ground beetle found in Egypt and Cyprus; Aneides aeneus, the green salamander, found in the United States; Anolis aeneus, the bronze anole, a lizard found in the Caribbean and South America; Antiguraleus aeneus, an Australian sea snail; Ariodes aeneus, a synonym of Netuma thalassina, the giant catfish