Eastern Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
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- A. tigrinum – Hernando Co, FL – photo from iNaturalist, Jake Scott
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Ambystoma tigrinum occurs in eastern Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ambystoma tigrinum (Green, 1825)
Genus: Ambystoma, Greek – amby = round, like the rounded top of a cup + stoma = mouth — poss. ref. large rounded mouth
Species: tigrinum, Latin = tiger — ref. coloration in some individuals
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962