• ABBREVIATION
• SYNONYMS
• COMMON NAMES
• TAXONOMY
• ORDER
• CLASS
• FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS
• OTHER STATUS
• AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION

ABBREVIATION:

AMMA

SYNONYMS:

No entry

COMMON NAMES:

long-toed salamander

TAXONOMY:

The currently accepted scientific name of the long-toed salamander is Ambystoma macrodactylum Baird. It is in the mole salamander family, Ambystomatidae [10,23,27]. Subspecies of the long-toed salamander are:

A. m. columbianum Ferguson, eastern long-toed salamander [5]
A. m. croceum Ferguson, Santa Cruz long-toed salamander [9,27]
A. m. krausei Peters, northern long-toed salamander [5]
A. m. macrodactylum Baird, western long-toed salamander
A. m. sigillatum, southern long-toed salamander [27]

When the species as a whole is discussed in this report, it will be referred to by its common name, long-toed salamander. Subspecies will be referred to by the subspecies common names listed above.

ORDER:

Caudata (salamanders)

CLASS:

Amphibian

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:

See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS:

The Santa Cruz long-toed salamander is federally listed as endangered [29]. It is state-ranked as critically imperiled (S2) in California [26].

AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:

Howard, Janet L. (1997, February ). Ambystoma macrodactylum. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for SPECIES: Ambystoma macrodactylum | Long-Toed Salamander