Shasta Salamander

Shasta Salamander

Taxobox
name = Shasta Salamander


status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Caudata
familia = Plethodontidae
genus = "Hydromantes"
species = "H. shastae"
binomial = "Hydromantes shastae"
binomial_authority = Gorman & Camp, 1953
synonyms = The Shasta Salamander ("Hydromantes shastae") is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family.It is endemic to the United States.

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, freshwater springs, rocky areas, and caves.It is threatened by habitat loss.

ource

* Hammerson, G., Wake, D. & Herman, A. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/10305/all Hydromantes shastae] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.


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