Ascaphus truei

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Overview

Special Concern

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Ecology: Can be found in clear, cold swift-moving mountain streams with coarse substrates. Primarily in older forest sites, required microclimatic and microhabitat conditions are more common in older forests (Welsh 1990). Diller and Wallace (1999) reported that canopy cover , temperature , and forest age in managed forests were not significantly different between occupied and unoccupied stream reaches in northern California; however, this probably reflects past timber harvest patterns . Animals may be found on land during wet weather near water in humid forests or in more open habitat . During dry weather it stays on moist stream-banks and lays eggs in long strings under stones in water.[1]


List of Habitats:1.4Forest - Temperate 5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 29-Aug-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Ascaphus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. montanus (Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog) · A. truei (Coastal Tailed Frog) · A. truei californicus · A. truei montanus · A. truei truei (American Bell Toad)

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Further Reading

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• Adams, M.J. and Bury, R.B. 2002. The endemic headwater stream amphibians of the American Northwest: associations with environmental gradients in a large forested preserve. Global Ecology and Biogeography 11: 169-178.
• Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
• Hammerson, G. & Adams, M. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

• California Academy of Sciences: CAS Herpetology Collection Catalog
• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Amphibian and Reptile Collection - Anura
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• University of Alberta: University of Alberta Herpetology Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2475483
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-173546
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 173546
• IUCN ID: 54414
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AAABA01010
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1634

Footnotes

1. Hammerson, G. & Adams, M. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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