Salamanders (Western North America) Flashcards
(76 cards)
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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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Aneides ferreus
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Clouded Salamander
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Aneides flavipunctatus
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Black Salamander
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Aneides lugubris
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Arboreal Salamander
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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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Batrachoseps wrighti
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Oregon Slender Salamander
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Ensatina eschscholtzii
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Ensatina
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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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Plethodon elongatus
Del Norte Salamander
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Plethodon idahoensis
Coer D'Alene Salamander
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Plethodon larselli
Larch Mountain Salamander
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Plethodon stormi
Siskiyou Mountains Salamander
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Plethodon vandykei
Van Dyke's Salamander
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Plethodon vehiculum
Western Red-backed Salamander
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Batrachoseps campi
Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps stebbinsi
Tehachapi Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps gabriele
San Gabriel Mountains Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps pacificus
Channel Islands Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps major
Garden Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps simatus
Kern County Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps relictus
Relictual Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps luciae
Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps gavilanensis
Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps nigriventris
Black-bellied Slender Salamander
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Hydromantes brunus
Limestone Salamander
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Hydromantes platycephalus
Mount Lyell Salamander
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Batrachoseps sp.
Slender Salamanders
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Lungless Salamanders (family name)
Plethodontidae
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Newts & True Salamanders (family name)
Salamandridae
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Mole Salamanders (family name)
Ambystomatidae
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Name four traits shared by members of the salamander family known as Mole Salamanders.
Wide, protruding eyes, prominent costal grooves, thick arms, and rounded tails.
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Pacific Giant Salamanders (family name)
Dicamptodontidae
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Name three traits shared by most members of the salamander family known as Lungless Salamanders.
Lack of lungs, presence of a naso-labial grooves, and in many species eggs are laid on land.
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Name two traits shared by members of the salamander family known as the Newts & True Salamanders.
lack of rib or costal grooves along the sides of the body and rough skin.
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What is the term for the dorso-ventral furrows found running down the sides of many salamander species?
Costal Groove
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Batrachoseps campi
Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps stebbinsi
Tehachapi Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps gabriele
San Gabriel Mountains Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps pacificus
Channel Islands Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps major
Garden Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps simatus
Kern County Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps relictus
Relictual Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps luciae
Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps gavilanensis
Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander
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Batrachoseps nigriventris
Black-bellied Slender Salamander
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Hydromantes brunus
Limestone Salamander
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Hydromantes platycephalus
Mount Lyell Salamander
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Batrachoseps sp.
Slender Salamanders
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Plethodontidae
Lungless Salamanders
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Newts & True Salamanders
Salamandridae
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Mole Salamanders
Ambystomatidae
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Name four traits of the salamander family known as Mole Salamanders.
Wide, protruding eyes, prominent costal grooves, thick arms, and rounded tails.
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Pacific Giant Salamanders (family name)
Dicamptodontidae
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Name three traits shared by most members of the salamander family known as Lungless Salamanders.
Lack of lungs, presence of a naso-labial grooves, and in many species eggs are laid on land.
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Name two traits shared by members of the salamander family known as the Newts & True Salamanders.
lack of rib or costal grooves along the sides of the body and rough skin.
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What is the term for the dorso-ventral furrows that are found running down the sides of many salamander species?
Costal grooves
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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?
Nasolabial groove
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What term is used to describe the retention of juvenile traits (such as external gills) in adult salamanders?
Paedomorphism
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In larval salamanders dorsal fins reduced in height and small gills are indicative of what?
Species that live in stream habitats.
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In larval salamanders tall dorsal fins and long gills are indicative of what?
Species that live in ponds or lakes.
