Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Caudata > Plethodontidae > Stereochilus > Stereochilus marginatus

Stereochilus marginatus (Many-lined Salamander)

Synonyms: Geotriton marginatus; Pseudotriton marginatus; Spelerpes marginatus; Stereochilus marginatum

Wikipedia Abstract

The many-lined salamander (Stereochilus marginatus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is monotypic within the genus Stereochilus. It is endemic to the United States.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
16
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
42
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 31.13
EDGE Score: 3.47
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  4.488 inches (11.4 cm)
Litter Size [1]  69
Litters / Year [1]  1
Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 6 months
Male Maturity [1]  1 year 6 months

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Middle Atlantic coastal forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Southeastern conifer forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Colonial National Historic Park National Historical Park V 9316 Virginia, United States
Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve   Florida, United States  
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge IV 38256 Florida, United States

Range Map

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0