The delicate-skinned salamander is an extremely rare mole salamander known only from the area of Rancho Guadalupe in Asuncion, in northwestern Mexico, where the holotype was collected in 1939. It is a small terrestrial salamander about 14.2 centimeters long, brown above with a lighter underside, a flattened head, and unwebbed fingers and toes. The IUCN lists it as data deficient, and the small population that remains is threatened by introduced predatory fish and by agricultural habitat destruction that has dried up its breeding ponds.
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Source Delicate-skinned Salamander (Wikidata)
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1. Wikipedia: Delicate-skinned salamander
WikipediaArticle text
It is a small terrestrial species of about 14.2 cm, with a brown dorsal coloration and a lighter underbelly.
Description section
It is until today the only habitat for this species. Introduced predatory fish and habitat destruction due to agriculture lead to a desiccation of the breeding ponds and to a severely decline of the population. It is a small terrestrial species of about 14.2 cm, with a brown dorsal coloration and a lighter underbelly.
View the Source 2. Delicate-skinned Salamander (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)
Wikidata Q2512325: data deficient (P141).
- Child Taxon Of: Ambystoma, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Amphibia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31
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4. Wikipedia: Delicate-skinned salamander
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Ambystoma
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1232Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1232
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