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Salamanders (Western North America) Flashcards

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Ambystoma gracile

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Northwestern Salamander

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Ambystoma macrodactylum

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Long-toed Salamander

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Ambystoma tigrinum

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Tiger Salamander

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Dicamptodon aterrimus

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Idaho Giant Salamander

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Dicamptodon copei

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Cope’s Giant Salamander

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Dicamptodon ensatus

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California Giant Salamander

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Dicamptodon tenebrosus

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Coastal Giant Salamander

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Rhyacotriton cascadae

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Cascade Torrent Salamander

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Rhyacotriton kezeri

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Columbia Torrent Salamander

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Rhyacotriton olympicus

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Olympic Torrent Salamander

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Rhyacotriton variegatus

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Southern Torrent Salamander

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Taricha granulosa

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Rough-skinned Newt

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Taricha rivulvaris

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Red-bellied Newt

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Taricha torosa

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California Newt

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15
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Aneides ferreus

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Clouded Salamander

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Aneides flavipunctatus

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Black Salamander

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17
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Aneides lugubris

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Arboreal Salamander

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18
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Aneides vagrans

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Wandering Salamander

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Batrachoseps attenuatus

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California Slender Salamander

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20
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Batrachoseps wrighti

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Oregon Slender Salamander

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21
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Ensatina eschscholtzii

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Ensatina

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22
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Hydromantes shastae

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Shasta Salamander

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Plethodon asupak

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Scott Bar Salamander

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Plethodon dunni

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Dunn’s Salamander

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25
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Plethodon elongatus

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Del Norte Salamander

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Plethodon idahoensis

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Coer D’Alene Salamander

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Plethodon larselli

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Larch Mountain Salamander

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Plethodon stormi

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Siskiyou Mountains Salamander

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29
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Plethodon vandykei

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Van Dyke’s Salamander

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30
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Plethodon vehiculum

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Western Red-backed Salamander

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Batrachoseps campi

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Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander

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Batrachoseps stebbinsi

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Tehachapi Slender Salamander

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Batrachoseps gabriele

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San Gabriel Mountains Slender Salamander

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Batrachoseps pacificus

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Channel Islands Slender Salamander

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Batrachoseps major

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Garden Slender Salamander

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Batrachoseps simatus

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Kern County Slender Salamander

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Batrachoseps relictus

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Relictual Slender Salamander

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Batrachoseps luciae

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Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander

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Batrachoseps gavilanensis

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Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander

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Batrachoseps nigriventris

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Black-bellied Slender Salamander

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Hydromantes brunus

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Limestone Salamander

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Hydromantes platycephalus

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Mount Lyell Salamander

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Batrachoseps sp.

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Slender Salamanders

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Lungless Salamanders (family name)

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Plethodontidae

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Newts & True Salamanders (family name)

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Salamandridae

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Mole Salamanders (family name)

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Ambystomatidae

47
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Name four traits shared by members of the salamander family known as Mole Salamanders.

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Wide, protruding eyes, prominent costal grooves, thick arms, and rounded tails.

48
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Pacific Giant Salamanders (family name)

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Dicamptodontidae

49
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Name three traits shared by most members of the salamander family known as Lungless Salamanders.

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Lack of lungs, presence of a naso-labial grooves, and in many species eggs are laid on land.

50
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Name two traits shared by members of the salamander family known as the Newts & True Salamanders.

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lack of rib or costal grooves along the sides of the body and rough skin.

51
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What is the term for the dorso-ventral furrows found running down the sides of many salamander species?

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Costal Groove

52
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Batrachoseps campi

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Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander

53
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Batrachoseps stebbinsi

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Tehachapi Slender Salamander

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Batrachoseps gabriele

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San Gabriel Mountains Slender Salamander

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Batrachoseps pacificus

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Channel Islands Slender Salamander

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Batrachoseps major

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Garden Slender Salamander

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Batrachoseps simatus

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Kern County Slender Salamander

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Batrachoseps relictus

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Relictual Slender Salamander

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Batrachoseps luciae

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Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander

60
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Batrachoseps gavilanensis

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Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander

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Batrachoseps nigriventris

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Black-bellied Slender Salamander

62
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Hydromantes brunus

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Limestone Salamander

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Hydromantes platycephalus

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Mount Lyell Salamander

64
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Batrachoseps sp.

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Slender Salamanders

65
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Plethodontidae

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Lungless Salamanders

66
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Newts & True Salamanders

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Salamandridae

67
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Mole Salamanders

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Ambystomatidae

68
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Name four traits of the salamander family known as Mole Salamanders.

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Wide, protruding eyes, prominent costal grooves, thick arms, and rounded tails.

69
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Pacific Giant Salamanders (family name)

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Dicamptodontidae

70
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Name three traits shared by most members of the salamander family known as Lungless Salamanders.

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Lack of lungs, presence of a naso-labial grooves, and in many species eggs are laid on land.

71
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Name two traits shared by members of the salamander family known as the Newts & True Salamanders.

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lack of rib or costal grooves along the sides of the body and rough skin.

72
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What is the term for the dorso-ventral furrows that are found running down the sides of many salamander species?

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Costal grooves

73
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What’s the term for the narrow groove that extends from the nostril to the edge of the upper lip in all salamanders of the family Plethodontidae?

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Nasolabial groove

74
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What term is used to describe the retention of juvenile traits (such as external gills) in adult salamanders?

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Paedomorphism

75
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In larval salamanders dorsal fins reduced in height and small gills are indicative of what?

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Species that live in stream habitats.

76
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In larval salamanders tall dorsal fins and long gills are indicative of what?

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Species that live in ponds or lakes.

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