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Overview
Distribution
Range Description
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
- Terrestrial
- Freshwater
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Trophic Strategy
The delicate-skinned salamander is thought to feed on small invertebrates that it hunts for under rotting wood. (1)
- 1. “Delicate-skinned Salamander (Ambystoma bombypellum).” EDGE: Evoluntionarily Distinct & Globally Endangered. Retrieved on 1/7/11. http://www.edgeofexistence.org/amphibians/species_info.php?id=555.
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Life History and Behavior
Reproduction
Reproduction occurs in ponds, small lakes, and slow-moving streams. It is assumed that the delicate-skinned salamander breeds during the onset of summer rains, though this information is not certain. (1) Once the eggs have been laid, they are left alone to develop, with no further involvement from either parent. (2)
- 1. “Ambystoma bombypellum.” Mexico Herpetology. January 27th, 2006. Retrieved on 1/16/11. http://www.mexico-herps.com/caudata/ambystoma/ambystoma-bombypellum.
- 2.“Delicate-skinned Salamander (Ambystoma bombypellum).” EDGE: Evoluntionarily Distinct & Globally Endangered. Retrieved on 1/7/11. http://www.edgeofexistence.org/amphibians/species_info.php?id=555.
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
Red List Criteria
Version
Year Assessed
Assessor/s
Reviewer/s
Contributor/s
Justification
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Trends
Population
Population Trend
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Threats
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The delicate-skinned salamander is threatened by the dangers that agriculture poses to its habitat, such as commercial wheat farming. Human impact further threatens the population by desiccating and polluting the lakes and water reservoirs in which the salamanders breed. A serious threat also comes from predatory fish. “However, survival of this species appears to be compatible with cattle grazing, particularly if stock ponds are available for breeding.” (1)
- 1. “Ambystoma bombypellum.” The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved on 1/5/11. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/59054/0
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Management
Conservation Actions
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Wikipedia
Delicate-skinned salamander
The Delicate-Skinned Salamander (Ambystoma bombypellum) is an extremely rare neotenic Mole salamander species.
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.[1] 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.
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