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Scientific Name
Ambystoma opacum
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst, 1807)
Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (ALPO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
marbled salamander
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAmphibia
OrderCaudata
FamilyAmbystomatidae
GenusAmbystoma
SpeciesAmbystoma opacum
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
Marbled salamanders have been documented within 5 km of the main unit of ALPO prior to or concurrent with 2004-05 inventory project (see Yahner and Ross, 2006).; Data Source: Brad Ross, herpetofauna taxa expert, 2/8/2006.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, herpetofauna taxa expert, 2/6/2006.
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, herpetofauna taxa expert, 2/6/2006.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Created Date
2/6/2006 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
2/8/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Although not encountered by Yahner and Ross, this species "likely occurs in ALPO.", Park Species Data Source: Yahner and Ross, 2006. NPBIB-609855., Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Hulse, A. C., C. J. McCoy, and E. J. Censky. 2001. Amphibians and reptiles of Pennsylvania and the northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, NY. (2) Conant, R. and J. T. Collins. 1998. Reptiles and amphibians eastern/central North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, MA. (3) Petranka, J. W. 1998. Salamanders ot the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC. (4) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. February 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/. (5) National Biological Information Infrastructure. February 2006. http://www.nbii.gov/index.html.
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