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Common Names
Common Names in English:
Eastern Tiger Salamander, Tiger Salamander
Description
Physical Description
Species Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum
Characterized by a dark background with light yellow-gold markings extending down their sides. It is found in the eastern half of North America.
Biology
Reproduction
In the south it is also a winter breeder, in the north an early spring breeder, migrating to ponds after heavy rains.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Amphibians
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Order:
Urodela
()
- Scopoli, 1777
- Suborder:
Ambystomatoidea
()
- Family:
Ambystomatidae
()
- Gray, 1850
- Genus:
Ambystoma
()
- Tschudi, 1838
- Specific name:
tigrinum
- Subspecies:
tigrinum
- Scientific name: - Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum (Green, 1825)
- Subspecies:
tigrinum
- Specific name:
tigrinum
- Genus:
Ambystoma
(
- Family:
Ambystomatidae
(
- Suborder:
Ambystomatoidea
(
- Order:
Urodela
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: June 11, 2001.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Ambystoma
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 87 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. altamirani · A. amblycephala · A. amblycephalum · A. andersoni (Anderson's Salamander) · A. annulatum (Ringed Salamander) · A. aterrimum · A. barbouri (Streamside Salamander) · A. bombypellum (Axolotl) · A. californiense (California Tiger Salamander) · A. cingulatum (Flatwoods Salamander) · A. cingulatum bishopi · A. croceum · A. dumerili · A. dumerilii (Lake Patzcuaro Salamander) · A. epixanthum · A. flavipiperatum (Yellow-Peppered Salamander) · A. fluvinatum · A. fuscus · A. gracile (Northwestern Salamander) · A. gracile decorticatum · A. gracile gracile · A. granulosum (Granular Salamander) · A. hybrid · A. ingeus · A. jeffersoniana · A. jeffersonianum (Jefferson's Salamander) · A. jeffersonianum complex · A. jeffersonianum laterale · A. lacustre · A. lacustris · A. laterale (Kelley's Island Salamander) · A. leorae (Leora's Stream Salamander) · A. lermaense (Lake Lerma Salamander) · A. lermaensis · A. mabeei (Mabee's Salamander) · A. macrodactylum (Santa Cruz Long-Toed Salamander) · A. macrodactylum columbianum (Eastern Long-Toed Salamander) · A. macrodactylum croceum (Santa Cruz Long-Toed Salamander) · A. macrodactylum krausei (Northern Long-Toed Salamander) · A. macrodactylum macrodactylum (Western Long-Toed Salamander) · A. macrodactylum sigillatum (Southern Long-Toed Salamander) · A. maculata · A. maculatum (Spotted Salamander) · A. mavortia · A. mavortium (Western Tiger Salamander) · A. mavortium diaboli (Gray Tiger Salamander) · A. mavortium mavortium (Barred Tiger Salamander) · A. mavortium melanostictum (Blotched Tiger Salamander) · A. mavortium nebulosum (Arizona Tiger Salamander) · A. mavortium stebbinsi (Sonoran Tiger Salamander) · A. mavostium · A. mexicanum (Mexican Axolotl) · A. microstomum · A. minshalli · A. nebulosum · A. opacum (Marbled Salamander) · A. ordinaria · A. ordinarium (Puerto Hondo Stream Salamander) · A. punctatum · A. rivulare (Michoacan Stream Salamander) · A. rosaceum · A. rosaceum nigrum · A. rosaceum rosaceum · A. silvensis · A. subsalsum · A. talpoideum (Mole Salamander) · A. taylori (Taylor's Salamander) · A. tenebrosum · A. texanum (Small-Mouthed Salamander) · A. tigrinum (Eastern Tiger Salamander) · A. tigrinum californiense · A. tigrinum diaboli (Gray Tiger Salamander) · A. tigrinum mavortium (Barred Tiger Salamander) · A. tigrinum melanostictum (Blotched Tiger Salamander) · A. tigrinum nebulosum (Arizona Tiger Salamander) · A. tigrinum slateri · A. tigrinum stebbensi · A. tigrinum stebbensi virus · A. tigrinum stebbinsi (Sonoran Tiger Salamander) · A. tigrinum tigrinium · A. tigrinum tigrinum (Eastern Tiger Salamander) · A. tigrinum utahense · A. tigrinum utahensis · A. tigrinum velasci · A. tigrinum velascoi · A. trigrinum · A. velasci
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Further Reading
- Amphibians and reptiles of the Chicago area, by Clifford H. Pope. [Chicago]Chicago natural history museum, 1944. ENG url p. 46, p. 5.
- Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 24.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 12.
- Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed. 1993. Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. iv + 73. ISBN: 0-911239-42-1.
- Irschick, Duncan J.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (1997). ''The polytypic species revisited: Morphological differentiation among tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) (Amphibia: Caudata).'' Herpetologica, 53(1), 30-49.
- Petranka, James W. (1998). Salamanders of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 21, 2007.
- Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2757551
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-173592 ITS-173593
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 173592
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AAAAA01146
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 128044
