Limestone salamander
Limestone salamander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Subfamily: | Plethodontinae
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Genus: | Hydromantes |
Species: | H. brunus
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Binomial name | |
Hydromantes brunus Gorman, 1954
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The limestone salamander (Hydromantes brunus) is a member of the
Description
The limestone salamander has a flattened body, head, webbed toes, and a short tail. It is typically 5.0-7.5 cm in length. Adults are brownish with a pale ventral surface; the male has oval-shaped mental gland. The species was originally thought to be life-birthing,[2] but is now known to lay eggs. Young hatch in the egg and emerge fully formed, with no larval stage. They are yellowish greenish, darkening with age.[3] Like all lungless salamanders, it respires through its skin.
Distribution and habitat
The genus
Conservation
The limestone salamander is classified as near threatened by the
References
- ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Hydromantes brunus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T10304A118973594. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- JSTOR 3889830.
- ^ a b "Hydromantes brunus — Limestone Salamander". Californiaherps. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ^ a b Flannery, Colleen (December 2001). "Ecological Reserves: Special protection for special places". Outdoor California Magazine. Archived from the original on 2009-04-11.