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Animalia | Chordata | Amphibia | Caudata | Ambystomatidae |
Scientific Name: | Dicamptodon tenebrosus (Baird and Girard, 1852) | |||
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Synonym(s): |
Amblystoma tenebrosum Baird & Girard, 1852
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Taxonomic Source(s): | Frost, D.R. 2015. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. New York, USA. Available at: http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html. |
Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Date Assessed: | 2015-08-25 |
Assessor(s): | IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |
Reviewer(s): | Stuart, S.N. |
Contributor(s): | Hammerson, G.A. |
Facilitator/Compiler(s): | Sharp, D. |
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of the large extent of occurrence, large number of sub-populations and localities, and large population size. |
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Range Description: | This species occurs in western North America from southern British Columbia (Chilliwack River drainage) south through western Washington and western Oregon to northwestern California (Good 1989, Farr 1989, Petranka 1998, Stebbins 2003, COSEWIC 2014). |
Countries occurrence: | Native: Canada (British Columbia); United States (California, Oregon, Washington) |
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Population: | Total adult population size is unknown but probably exceeds 10,000 and is stable. Larvae are often abundant and are far more common than the adults. | ||
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Habitat and Ecology: | Larvae and paedomorphic adults usually inhabit clear, cool or cold, well-oxygenated streams and often take cover under stones (Parker 1991); aquatic stages also occur in some mountain lakes and ponds. Metamorphosed adults are found in humid forests under rocks and logs, near mountain streams or rocky shores of mountain lakes (Stebbins 1985). Eggs are attached to logs or rocks in creeks (Nussbaum and Clothier 1973, Jones et al. 1990). |
Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
Use and Trade: | There are no records of the species being utilized. |
Major Threat(s): | Overall, this species is not significantly threatened at present. However, logging and associated water temperature increases and siltation are a potential threat locally. Abundance is much greater in old growth and mature forests than in young forests (see Petranka 1998). |
Conservation Actions: |
Conservation Actions This species exists within the boundaries of protected areas, including Department of National Defence lands which are federal lands protected under SARA. Conservation Needed Habitat protection is needed in areas where logging is occurring throughout some of its range. |
Citation: | IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2015. Dicamptodon tenebrosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T59081A78906025. . Downloaded on 20 April 2018. |
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