Arboreal salamander: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Arboreal salamander Aneides lugubris Least concern

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,078 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See salamanders, newts & caecilians on the world map

Arboreal salamander: Aneides lugubris — Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Aneides lugubris
Group	Salamanders, newts & caecilians
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Caudata
Family	Plethodontidae

Where does the arboreal salamander live?

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

United States

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 arboreal salamander endangered?

The arboreal salamander’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the arboreal salamander?

The arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris) is an amphibian in the order Caudata and the family Plethodontidae, genus Aneides. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the arboreal salamander

The arboreal salamander (Aneides lugubris) is a species of climbing salamander. An insectivore, it is native to California and Baja California, where it is primarily associated with oak and sycamore woodlands, and thick chaparral.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Arboreal salamander (revision 1371251639), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q373980 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).