- Aneides lugubris
Taxobox
name = "Aneides lugubris"
status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1
trend = stable
image_width = 240px
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Lissamphibia
ordo =Caudata
familia = Plethodontidae
genus = "Aneides "
species = "A. lugubris"
binomial = "Aneides lugubris"
binomial_authority = Hallowell, 1849"Aneides lugubris", the Arboreal salamander, is a species of climbing salamander. It is native to
California andBaja California , where it is primarily associated withoak andsycamore woodlands, and thickchaparral .Description
It is large, 5.1 to 8.1
cm , with plain purplish-brown coloring, usually spotteddorsal ly with gold or yellow, although it may also be unspotted. The tail is prehensile. The juvenile is dark overall, clouded with greyish color and fine yellow speckling on the back. It has rusty markings on the snout, tail, and on sides above the forelimbs. The male of this species can be distinguished by its broad triangular head, with the front teeth of the jaw extending beyond the bottom lip.This species is an excellent climber and difficult to capture. It is nocturnal, spending daylight hours and dry periods in the cavities of oak trees, often with many other individuals of its species. [Grismer, L. L. (2002). "Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California". Los Angeles: University of California Press. 56-7.] A large adult can inflict a painful bite.
ubspecies
*
Farallon Island salamander – "A. l. farallonensis" (Van Denburgh, 1905)
*"A. l. lugubris" (Van Denburgh, 1905)References
* Database entry includes a range map and a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
* Fisher, R. N. and T. J. Case. " [http://www.werc.usgs.gov/fieldguide/index.htm A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Coastal Southern California] ." USGS.External links
* [http://www.amphibiaweb.org/cgi-bin/amphib_query?query_src=aw_lists_genera_&table=amphib&where-genus=Aneides&where-species=lugubris AmphibiaWeb - Aneides lugubris]
* [http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Aneides/A_lugubris.shtml Caudata Culture Entry - Aneides lugubris]
* [http://www.californiaherps.com/salamanders/pages/a.lugubris.html California Herps Profile]
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