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The Arboreal Salamander exhibits a unique reproductive strategy in which the females lay their eggs in moist burrows, which the hatchlings then enter. The adult salamanders stay near their eggs to shield them from predators and environmental hazards, demonstrating parental care and increasing the hatchlings' chances of survival.
Thorius arboreus, commonly known as the arboreal minute salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Sierra Juárez , Oaxaca , Mexico. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The specific name arboreus , derives from the Latin word arbor , meaning tree, referring to the arboreal habitat of this species.
Like most woodland salamanders, the Shenandoah salamander eats mites, flies, small beetles, springtails, and other soil invertebrates. [9] No direct observation of predation of the Shenandoah salamander has ever been reported, but potential predators residing within the habitat of the Shenandoah salamander include ring-necked snakes, short-tailed shrews, brown thrashers, and towhees. [10]
State (Virginia DWR) State (NatureServe) Green salamander: Aneides aeneus: Vulnerable (S3) Holbrook's southern dusky salamander: Desmognathus auriculatus: Apparently Secure (S4) Northern dusky salamander: Desmognathus fuscus: Secure (S5) Kanawha black-bellied salamander: Desmognathus kanawha: Shovel-nosed salamander: Desmognathus marmoratus ...
This salamander and the Peaks of Otter salamander (P. hubrichti), which has a similarly restricted range in Virginia, were once considered subspecies of a single species, "Netting's salamander", but since 1979 they (along with the Shenandoah salamander, P. shenandoah) have been considered separate, full species. Their geographic ranges were ...
This is a list of the amphibians that occur in the Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western Virginia. Abundant refers to species that may be seen daily in its suitable habitat and season, and counted in relatively large numbers.
The Shenandoah Mountain salamander (Plethodon virginia) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae native to the eastern United States. It should not be confused with the Shenandoah salamander ( P. shenandoah ), which inhabits Shenandoah National Park, east of Shenandoah Mountain .
Salamanders mostly feed on small invertebrates found on forest floors. Diet is influenced by size and micro-habitat of the salamander. Bolitoglossa rufescens are small and strictly arboreal, research shows that their diet is comprised significantly of ants followed by beetles and weevils (), collembolans, and arachnids.