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Scientific Name
Ambystoma talpoideum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ambystoma talpoideum (Holbrook, 1838)
Park
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Mole Salamander
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAmphibia
OrderCaudata
FamilyAmbystomatidae
GenusAmbystoma
SpeciesAmbystoma talpoideum
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
Knowles et al. reported a collection by Erwin in 1979 of a gravid female 0.5 miles south of milepost 224, as well as a breeding site adjacent to the Parkway at milepost 393.6.; Data Source: Hays, Thomas M. and Nancy J. Hays. 2006. Inventory of the Herpetofauna of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Final report from Accipiter Biological Consultants to the National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands Inventory and Monitoring Network, Asheville, NC. 44pp + Appendices, and Knowles, Travis W., Michael Steele, and Peter Weigl. 1989. Survey of Rare and Endangered Vertebrates of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. Report to the National Park Service, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. 175pp.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Hays and Hays 2006; Knowles et al. 1989.
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Hays and Hays 2006; Knowles et al. 1989.
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    NC state listed species of management concern 2004
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
2
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sjd-MACA
Created Date
10/25/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
rasmith@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/25/2022 10:29:14 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: NRMAP
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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (APCO)
Congaree National Park (CONG)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Shiloh National Military Park (SHIL)
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU)
Natchez Trace Parkway (NATR)
Hot Springs National Park (HOSP)
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (HOBE)
Vicksburg National Military Park (VICK)
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