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The '''plateau tiger salamander''' or '''Mexican tiger salamander''' (''Ambystoma velasci'') is a species of [[mole salamander]] in the [[Ambystomatidae]] |
The '''plateau tiger salamander''' or '''Mexican tiger salamander''' (''Ambystoma velasci'') is a species of [[mole salamander]] in the family [[Ambystomatidae]]. It is [[endemic]] to [[Mexico]],<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Caudata/Ambystomatidae/Ambystoma/Ambystoma-velasci |title=''Ambystoma velasci'' (Dugès, 1888) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=6 February 2015}}</ref> although its range might extend to the [[United States]].<ref name=IUCN/> |
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Its natural [[habitat]] |
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/> |
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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/> |
''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/> |
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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 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]
References
- ^ a b c d Brad Shaffer; Gabriela Parra-Olea; David Wake; Paulino Ponce-Campos (2004). "Ambystoma velasci". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ 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.
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