Granular Salamander

Taxobox
name = Granular Salamander


status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Caudata
familia = Ambystomatidae
genus = "Ambystoma"
species = "A. granulosum"
binomial = "Ambystoma granulosum"
binomial_authority = Taylor, 1944
synonyms = The Granular Salamander or Ajolote ("Ambystoma granulosum") is a species of mole salamander in the Ambystomatidae family.It is found only in Mexico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and ponds.It is threatened by habitat loss.

ource

* Shaffer, B., Flores-Villela, O., Parra Olea, G. & Wake, D. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/59058/all Ambystoma granulosum] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 20 July 2007.