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Its natural [[habitat]] is grassland, including sparse [[forest]] and semiarid [[grassland]]. Breeding takes place in a range of [[aquatic habitat]]s: deep [[volcanic lake]]s, shallow vernal pools, artificial cattle ponds, and intermittent, fish-free stream pools. It exhibits facultative [[paedomorphosis]].<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" /> |
Its natural [[habitat]] is grassland, including sparse [[forest]] and semiarid [[grassland]]. Breeding takes place in a range of [[aquatic habitat]]s: deep [[volcanic lake]]s, shallow vernal pools, artificial cattle ponds, and intermittent, fish-free stream pools. It exhibits facultative [[paedomorphosis]].<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" /> |
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''Ambystoma velasci'' is locally threatened by [[habitat loss]] due to [[urbanization]], [[forest clearance]], and [[water extraction]], and also by [[pollution]] and the [[introduced species|introduction]] of fish and frogs (''[[Lithobates catesbeianus]]'').<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" /> Out of Mammalian, Avian, and Herpetofauna species, Herpetefana receive the least studies but in these studies are found to be the ones with the highest negative responses. |
''Ambystoma velasci'' is locally threatened by [[habitat loss]] due to [[urbanization]], [[forest clearance]], and [[water extraction]], and also by [[pollution]] and the [[introduced species|introduction]] of fish and frogs (''[[Lithobates catesbeianus]]'').<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" /> Out of Mammalian, Avian, and Herpetofauna species, Herpetefana receive the least studies but in these studies are found to be the ones with the highest negative responses.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Chalfoun |first=A. D. |date=September 2021 |title=Responses of Vertebrate Wildlife to Oil and Natural Gas Development: Patterns and Frontiers |url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s40823-021-00065-0 |journal=Current Landscape Ecology Reports |language=en |volume=6 |issue=3 |pages=71–84 |doi=10.1007/s40823-021-00065-0 |issn=2364-494X}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:23, 29 October 2022
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Ambystomatidae |
| Genus: | Ambystoma |
| Species: | A. velasci
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| Ambystoma velasci (Dugès, 1888)
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Ambystoma tigrinum velasci (Dugès, 1888) | |
The plateau tiger salamander or Mexican tiger salamander (Ambystoma velasci) is a species of mole salamander in the family Ambystomatidae. It is typically considered endemic to Mexico,[2] although its range might extend to the United States.[1] Its natural habitat is grassland, including sparse forest and semiarid grassland. Breeding takes place in a range of aquatic habitats: deep volcanic lakes, shallow vernal pools, artificial cattle ponds, and intermittent, fish-free stream pools. It exhibits facultative paedomorphosis.[1]
Ambystoma velasci is locally threatened by habitat loss due to urbanization, forest clearance, and water extraction, and also by pollution and the introduction of fish and frogs (Lithobates catesbeianus).[1] Out of Mammalian, Avian, and Herpetofauna species, Herpetefana receive the least studies but in these studies are found to be the ones with the highest negative responses.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Ambystoma velasci". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T62130287A53974804. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T62130287A53974804.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ambystoma velasci (Dugès, 1888)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ Chalfoun, A. D. (September 2021). "Responses of Vertebrate Wildlife to Oil and Natural Gas Development: Patterns and Frontiers". Current Landscape Ecology Reports. 6 (3): 71–84. doi:10.1007/s40823-021-00065-0. ISSN 2364-494X.
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