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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
Its ecology is similar to that of Ambystoma tigrinum. It breeds in deep volcanic lakes, shallow vernal pools, artificial cattle ponds, and intermittent, fish-free stream pools. This is primarily a grassland species that occurs in sparse forest and semi-arid grasslands, above about 1,800 m asl. It may breed as either a metamorphic or paedomorphic individual.
Range:
This species occurs widely in Mexico from the Sierra Madre Occidental (close to the border with New Mexico, USA), south to Michoacán (close to Patzcuaro Lake), the State of México, Querétaro, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Zacatecas, Jalisco then north through the Sierra Madre Oriental to the vicinity of Saltillo in Coahuila. Records from the region of Toluca City are now allocated to Ambystoma granulosum, A. rivulare, A. altamirani, A. lorae and have been removed from the distribution map for this species (L. Canseco-Márquez, V. Jiménez, G. Parra-Olea pers. comm. October 2019). Its presence is uncertain in the USA and no records are included in the map. This species occurs at elevations generally above 1,800 m asl, and has been recorded up to 2,438 m asl.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
This species probably occurs in a few protected areas across its range and it is protected under the category Pr (Special protection) by the Government of Mexico.
Conservation Needed
Protection and restoration of its habitat is needed. Improved management of hydric resources, including reduced pollution and control of invasive/introduced species, is a priority. It may also be possible to breed this species in captivity. Proactive, precautionary steps should be taken to detect the arrival of Bsal in Mexico through the swabbing of both wild and imported salamanders, in addition to a total ban on the importation of non-native salamanders (Mexico Red List Assessment Workshop October 2019).
Research Needed
Monitoring of the species to follow population trends is required. Populations from the volcanic lakes of western Puebla are morphologically distinct and might be recognizable as distinct species, although they are identical based on DNA (Shaffer and McKnight 1996).
This species probably occurs in a few protected areas across its range and it is protected under the category Pr (Special protection) by the Government of Mexico.
Conservation Needed
Protection and restoration of its habitat is needed. Improved management of hydric resources, including reduced pollution and control of invasive/introduced species, is a priority. It may also be possible to breed this species in captivity. Proactive, precautionary steps should be taken to detect the arrival of Bsal in Mexico through the swabbing of both wild and imported salamanders, in addition to a total ban on the importation of non-native salamanders (Mexico Red List Assessment Workshop October 2019).
Research Needed
Monitoring of the species to follow population trends is required. Populations from the volcanic lakes of western Puebla are morphologically distinct and might be recognizable as distinct species, although they are identical based on DNA (Shaffer and McKnight 1996).