Anderson's salamander: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Anderson's salamander lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ambystoma andersoni
Group	Salamanders, newts & caecilians
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Caudata
Family	Ambystomatidae

Where does the Anderson's salamander live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Anderson's salamander in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Anderson's salamander endangered?

The Anderson's salamander’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Anderson's salamander?

The Anderson's salamander (Ambystoma andersoni) is an amphibian in the order Caudata and the family Ambystomatidae, genus Ambystoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Anderson's salamander

Anderson's salamander (Ambystoma andersoni) is a neotenic salamander from Zacapu Lagoon in the Mexican state of Michoacán.

This salamander is a relatively recent discovery, first described by Branden and Krebs in 1984. Ambystoma andersoni is named after James Anderson, a herpetologist with the American Museum of Natural History, who did extensive fieldwork studying Ambystoma and other amphibians and reptiles in Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Anderson's salamander (revision 1375330446), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q491418 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).