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The California tiger salamander is now federally listed as an endangered species mostly due to habitat loss; however, very few studies have been performed on this species. [ 34 ] The axolotl is also a relative of the tiger salamander.
The California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) is a vulnerable amphibian native to California.It is a mole salamander.Previously considered to be a subspecies of the tiger salamander (A. tigrinum), the California tiger salamander was recently designated a separate species again. [4]
The Sonoran tiger salamander was classified as an endangered species in 1997, due to increased human activity causing degradation and fragmentation of its habitat. It is also threatened by various disease outbreaks triggered by species not native to Arizona. Some introduced animals, such as crayfish, prey on it. [1]
The species they support range from tiger salamanders to desert pupfish, and from songbirds to mammals such as ground squirrels and bighorn sheep. “The risks are high when species are on the ...
Family Ambystomatidae (mole salamanders) Reticulated flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma bishopi) VU; California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) VU; Frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) VU; Family Rhyacotritonidae (torrent salamanders) Olympic torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton olympicus) VU; Family Salamandridae (newts)
Barred tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) Marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum) Tarahumara salamander (Ambystoma rosaceum) Mole salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum) Small-mouth salamander (Ambystoma texanum) Tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Plateau tiger salamander (Ambystoma velasci) Idaho giant salamander (Dicamptodon aterrimus)
As of November 1, 2009, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service listed approximately 1,200 animals as endangered or threatened in North America.. Note: This list is intended only for species listed as endangered under the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, not species listed as endangered by other countries or agencies such as the ...
The Idaho Legislature adopted the slimy creature as the state amphibian in 2015.