Stereochilus marginatus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	CAUDATA	PLETHODONTIDAE

Scientific Name:

Stereochilus marginatus

Species Authority:

(Hallowell, 1856)

Common Name/s:

English

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Many-lined Salamander

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Geoffrey Hammerson
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species can be found from the Coastal Plain from southeastern Virginia to Georgia and extreme northeastern Florida, USA (Conant and Collins 1991).
Countries:	Native: United States
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Population [top]

Population:	It occurs in scattered populations throughout the historical range (Petranka 1998). Not much is known about the conservation status of this species (Petranka 1998), but it appears to be secure throughout most of the range.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It can be found in the cypress and gum swamps, small ponds in pine forests, large drainage ditches, and sluggish streams. Adults occur in moss or under leaf debris in water, or under objects at water's edge. It is primarily aquatic. Eggs are laid in or under logs or attached to plants in or near water.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Local populations likely have been eliminated or reduced as a result of drainage of wetlands (Petranka 1998), especially for agriculture, urbanization and other forms of infrastructure development.

Major Threat(s):

Local populations likely have been eliminated or reduced as a result of drainage of wetlands (Petranka 1998), especially for agriculture, urbanization and other forms of infrastructure development.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Research on population status and trends needed. It occurs in many protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

Research on population status and trends needed. It occurs in many protected areas.

Citation:	Geoffrey Hammerson 2004. Stereochilus marginatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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