Anderson's salamander is a fully aquatic, neotenic mole salamander found only in Lake Zacapu, a small lake at about 2,000 meters elevation in the Mexican state of Michoacan. First described in 1984 and named for herpetologist James Anderson, it never leaves the water, keeping medium sized external gills with bright red filaments and a prominent tail fin through its whole life. Its body is reddish brown with black blotches, and it has a large head and small limbs. It is critically endangered, threatened by invasive species, urbanization, and use as food.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 1 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Anderson's Salamander (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mexico, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Anderson's Salamander
Wikipedialead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 344352
The salamanders are totally aquatic and spend their whole lives in the same body of water.
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = CR
View the Source 2. GBIF Species API
3. Anderson's Salamander (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q491418 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): critically endangered.
- Child Taxon Of: Ambystoma, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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