- Spring Salamander
Taxobox
name = Spring Salamander
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Amphibia
ordo =Caudata
familia =Plethodontidae
genus = "Gyrinophilus "
species = "G. porphyriticus"
binomial = "Gyrinophilus porphyriticus"
binomial_authority = (Green, 1827)
synonyms = The Spring Salamander ("Gyrinophilus porphyriticus") is a species ofsalamander in thePlethodontidae family.It is found inCanada and theUnited States .Its naturalhabitat s are temperateforest s,river s,swamp s, freshwatermarsh es, freshwater springs, inlandkarst s, andcave s.It is threatened byhabitat loss .ource
* Hammerson, G. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/59282/all Gyrinophilus porphyriticus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
External links
[http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn13780-salamanders-formed-new-species-despite-interbreeding.html?feedId=online-news_rss20 NewScientist.com: Salamanders formed new species despite interbreeding]
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