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Scientific Name
Ambystoma mavortium
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Ambystoma mavortium Baird, 1850
Park
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Western Tiger Salamander
Park Synonyms
Ambystoma tigrinum melanostictum, Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Caudata |
| Family | Ambystomatidae |
| Genus | Ambystoma |
| Species | Ambystoma mavortium |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
See Patla and Peterson (2004); Data Source: Chuck Peterson, Herpetologist - Idaho State University, Doug Keinath-Lead Zoologist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Chuck Peterson, Herpetologist - Idaho State University
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
May be locally abundant. According to Patla and Peterson (2004): "Detected during all years of surveys, widespread."; Data Source: Chuck Peterson, Herpetologist - Idaho State University, Doug Keinath-Lead Zoologist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Chuck Peterson, Herpetologist - Idaho State University
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
11
References
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Rob Daley, GRYN data manager
Created Date
9/14/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
aloar@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/9/2024 4:34:40 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: A reasonable reference search has been conducted with no immediate results, Spring 2010. 9/9/2024: Updated Accepted Scientific Name to Ambystoma mavortium per Ben Lafrance, GRYN ecologist.
