Species profile
Black Salamander
Aneides flavipunctatus
At a glance
Black Salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus) is an IUCN Near Threatened amphibian with specific harvest rules tracked in 1 of 66 jurisdictions covered by CatchRules.
Confirmed by 1,095 research-grade iNaturalist observations, concentrated in California.
Notable details
- Black salamanders are lungless, absorbing all their oxygen directly through moist skin.
- They can climb trees and rock faces using a semi-prehensile tail and well-developed toe muscles.
- They live only in humid coastal forests of northern California and a small part of southern Oregon.
- Adults typically reach 4–7 inches in total length.
- They hide beneath bark, rocks, and logs by day and forage at night.
Where Black Salamander are seen
Jurisdictions with rules for Black Salamander
Background
The black salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus), also known as the speckled black salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Background excerpt adapted from Wikipedia's Black Salamander article (CC BY-SA). Visit Wikipedia for the full entry.
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