Climbing salamander
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 Aneides lugubris
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Climbing salamander is the common name for plethodontid (lungless) salamanders of the genus Aneides. As this name suggests, most of these species have prehensile tails and are as mobile up a tree as in a stream. All six species inhabit mountain ecosystems, and all but two are found primarily in the mountains of California.
Species in this genus are:
- Green Salamander (Aneides aeneus)
- Clouded Salamander (Aneides ferreus)
- Black Salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus)
- Sacramento Mountain Salamander (Aneides hardii)
- Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris)
- Wandering Salamander (Aneides vagrans)
[edit] External links
Wikispecies has information related to:
- Amphibian Species of the World 5.0, an Online Reference
- AmphibiaWeb - Plethodontidae
- Caudata Culture Species Database - Plethodontidae
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