The Klamath black salamander (Aneides klamathensis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the western United States.[2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
| Genus: | Aneides |
| Species: | A. klamathensis
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| Aneides klamathensis Reilly & Wake, 2019
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Taxonomy edit
Previously, it was considered a population of the speckled black salamander (A. flavipunctatus). However, a 2019 study found A. flavipunctatus to represent a species complex and split multiple species off it, including the Klamath population, which was described as Aneides klamathensis.[3][5][6]
Distribution edit
This species inhabits the Klamath Mountains in northern California and southern Oregon. It ranges from southeast-central Humboldt and Trinity counties in California north to southern Josephine and Jackson counties in Oregon.[3]
Description edit
This species has a solid black base coloration overlaid by greenish-gray frosting that extends down the trunk. Its limbs are heavily spotted with white to cream-colored spots, but this are largely scattered on other dorsal surfaces.[5][7]
References edit
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Aneides klamathensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T178761384A180437641. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ a b c "Aneides klamathensis Reilly and Wake, 2019 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Aneides klamathensis". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ a b Reilly, Sean B.; Wake, David B. (2019-08-01). "Taxonomic revision of black salamanders of the Aneides flavipunctatus complex (Caudata: Plethodontidae)". PeerJ. 7: e7370. doi:10.7717/peerj.7370. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 6679913. PMID 31396443.
- ^ "Speckled Black Salamander - Aneides flavipunctatus flavipunctatus". www.californiaherps.com. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ "Klamath black salamander | Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife". myodfw.com. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
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