This salamander is a relatively recent discovery, first described by Branden and Krebs in 1984. Ambystoma andersoni is named after James Anderson, a herpetologist with the American Museum of Natural History, who did extensive fieldwork studying Ambystoma and other amphibians and reptiles in Mexico.
Like all neotenic Ambystoma species, A. andersoni retains its larval features into adulthood. The mature salamander has medium-sized external gills with bright red filaments, and a prominent caudal fin. It has a large head and small limbs, as do the larvae. Its coloration is a strange pattern of black blotches on a red-brown base. The salamanders are totally aquatic and spend their whole lives in the same body of water.
Lake Zacapu is small lake near Zacapu, sitting at an altitude of 2000 meters. The lake is located within the Mesa Central portion of Mexico, an area home to many neotenic Ambystoma species. It is temperate, with low salinity, and has a single stream originating from it.
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^IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Ambystoma andersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T59051A176772780. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T59051A176772780.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Ambystoma andersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T59051A176772780. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T59051A176772780.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is critically endangered
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anderson, salamander, ambystoma, andersoni, neotenic, salamander, from, zacapu, lagoon, mexican, state, michoacán, conservation, status, critically, endangered, iucn, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, chordata, class, am. Anderson s salamander Ambystoma andersoni is a neotenic salamander from Zacapu Lagoon in the Mexican state of Michoacan Anderson s salamander Conservation status Critically Endangered IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Amphibia Order Urodela Family Ambystomatidae Genus Ambystoma Species A andersoni Binomial name Ambystoma andersoni Brandon and Krebs 1984 This salamander is a relatively recent discovery first described by Branden and Krebs in 1984 Ambystoma andersoni is named after James Anderson a herpetologist with the American Museum of Natural History who did extensive fieldwork studying Ambystoma and other amphibians and reptiles in Mexico Like all neotenic Ambystoma species A andersoni retains its larval features into adulthood The mature salamander has medium sized external gills with bright red filaments and a prominent caudal fin It has a large head and small limbs as do the larvae Its coloration is a strange pattern of black blotches on a red brown base The salamanders are totally aquatic and spend their whole lives in the same body of water Anderson s salamander in Morelia Zoo Habitat editLake Zacapu is small lake near Zacapu sitting at an altitude of 2000 meters The lake is located within the Mesa Central portion of Mexico an area home to many neotenic Ambystoma species It is temperate with low salinity and has a single stream originating from it Ambystoma andersoni is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List nbsp map of where Anderson s salamander occursReferences edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Ambystoma andersoni IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2015 Ambystoma andersoni IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015 e T59051A176772780 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2015 4 RLTS T59051A176772780 en Retrieved 11 November 2021 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2015 Ambystoma andersoni IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015 e T59051A176772780 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2015 4 RLTS T59051A176772780 en Retrieved 11 November 2021 Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is critically endangered Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anderson 27s salamander amp oldid 1190072310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
