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The arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris) is a species of climbing salamander. [3] An insectivore , it is native to California and Baja California , [ 4 ] where it is primarily associated with oak and sycamore woodlands, [ 5 ] and thick chaparral .
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.
Climbing salamanders is the common name for plethodontid (lungless) salamanders of the genus Aneides. [1] It contains 10 species native to North America , distributed between the Pacific Coast (7 species), Sacramento Mountains (1 species), and Appalachian Mountains (2 species).
The arboreal salamander can squeak using a different mechanism; it retracts its eyes into its head, forcing air out of its mouth. The ensatina salamander occasionally makes a hissing sound, while the sirens sometimes produce quiet clicks, and can resort to faint shrieks if attacked.
The wandering salamander is listed as Least Concern in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, though populations are declining. [1] Habitat loss due to intensive, short-rotation logging practices and land clearing for agriculture and residential development is believed to be the primary cause of population declines. [1] [3]
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).
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The arboreal splayfoot salamander (Chiropterotriton arboreus), or arboreal flat-footed salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. [2] It is endemic to Mexico where it is only found near its type locality near Tianguistengo in Hidalgo state.