Nature Atlas

How Nature Works
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

Specy

Northern Two-lined Salamander

Amphibians

The northern two-lined salamander is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae found across Canada and the United States. It is more closely tied to water than the related northern redback salamander, often found in and around rain puddles, streams, swamps and damp stream beds rather than simply in damp ground.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Scientific Name
Eurycea bislineata 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Amphibia, Taxa
Source Northern Two-lined Salamander (Wikidata)

In Biome

Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Northern two-lined salamander
In the Other Atlases

Found In

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Northern two-lined salamander
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, arable land, and urban areas.
  • Larval ecology
    The larvae do not begin feeding until their yolk sacs are reabsorbed, at which point they begin to feed on benthic invertebrates by prowling the bottom of the stream.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: Temperate Forest, Wikipedia intro: "mander in the family Plethodontidae found in Canada and the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, rivers, intermittent..."
View the Source
2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Eurycea bislineata (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Economic Importance for Humans
    Northern two-lined salamanders are often collected and used as fish bait by humans (Harding 1997).
View the Source
3. Northern Two-lined Salamander (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q2213183 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Amphibia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source
4. NatureServe Explorer: Eurycea bislineata
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.