tiger salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Summary 7
The tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) is a species of mole salamander. The proper common name is the eastern tiger salamander, to differentiate it from other closely related species.
Distribution and habitat 8
A. tigrinum is the most widespread salamander species in North America (Lannoo et al. 1995), ranging from Southern Canada down through the United States and into northern Mexico, at elevations up to 3,660 m asl (Hammerson et al. 2008). Introduced in central California (Riley et al. 2003). Not found in most of the Great Basin, New England, or the Appalachians (Hammerson et al. 2008). Habitat includes bottom land deciduous forests, coniferous forests and woodlands, open fields and bushy areas, alpine and subalpine meadow, grasslands, semideserts and deserts, and (rarely) in streams. Tiger salamanders prefer sandy or friable soils for good breeding ground (Semlitsch 1998).
Fuentes y créditos
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