| Delicate-skinned salamander | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Ambystomatidae |
| Genus: | Ambystoma |
| Species: | A. bombypellum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ambystoma bombypellum (Taylor, 1940) | |
The delicate-skinned salamander (Ambystoma bombypellum) is an extremely rare species of mole salamander.
Description
The delicate-skinned salamander was first described by herpetologist Edward Harrison Taylor from a holotype found in 1939 near Rancho Guadalupe, 14 km. east of San Martín in the north-western Asunción province in Mexico.[2] It is until today the only habitat for this species. Introduced predatory fish and habitat destruction due to agriculture lead to a desiccation of the breeding ponds and to a severely decline of the population. It is a small terrestrial species of about 14.2 cm, with a brown dorsal coloration and a lighter underbelly. The head is flattened. Fingers and toes are unwebbed.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "Ambystoma bombypellum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59054A53973578. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Amphibian Species of the World - Ambystoma bombypellum