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Aneides flavipunctatus (Black Salamander)

Synonyms: Aneides flavipunctatus flavipunctatus; Plethodon flavipunctatus

Wikipedia Abstract

The Black Salamander or speckled black salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Aneides flavipunctatus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
12
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
49
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 23.87
EDGE Score: 3.91
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  7 inches (16.7 cm)
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  20 years
Female Maturity [1]  3 years 6 months
Male Maturity [1]  3 years 6 months

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Klamath-Siskiyou forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Northern California coastal forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests

Protected Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
California Floristic Province Mexico, United States Yes

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Batracholandros magnavulvaris[2]

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

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.
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
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