16 observationsCritically Endangered
Taylor's Salamander
Ambystoma taylori
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Amphibia ›Order: Caudata ›Family: Ambystomatidae ›Genus: Ambystoma
About
Taylor's salamander, Ambystoma taylori, is a species of salamander found only in Laguna Alchichica, a high-altitude (2,290 m (7,510 ft) above sea level) crater lake to the southwest of Perote, Puebla, Mexico. It was first described in 1982 but had been known to science prior to that. It is a neotenic salamander, breeding while still in the larval state and not undergoing metamorphosis. The lake in which it lives is becoming increasingly saline and less suitable for the...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Taylor's Salamander is Ambystoma taylori.
- The Taylor's Salamander has a conservation status of Critically Endangered.
- Taylor's Salamander belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Taylor's Salamander belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Taylor's Salamander belongs to the class Amphibia.
- Taylor's Salamander belongs to the order Caudata.
- Taylor's Salamander belongs to the family Ambystomatidae.
- Taylor's Salamander belongs to the genus Ambystoma.