Durango salamander

The Durango salamander, or pine wood salamander (Ambystoma silvense), is a mole salamander. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found in Durango and Chihuahua states. Its habitats include ponds, shallow lakes, and pine-oak forests.[1]

Durango salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Ambystomatidae
Genus: Ambystoma
Species:
A. silvense
Binomial name
Ambystoma silvense
Webb, 2004
Synonyms

Ambystoma silvensis Webb, 2004

References

  1. Webb, R.; Wake, D.; Parra-Olea, G.; Papenfuss, T. (2008). "Ambystoma silvense". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T61893A12563435. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61893A12563435.en.


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