Speckled Black Salamander
Aneides flavipunctatus flavipunctatus
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- A. ferreus – Sonoma Co, CA – photo by Nancy Mittasch
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Aneides f. flavipunctatus occurs in northwestern California.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aneides flavipunctatus flavipunctatus (Strauch, 1870)
Genus: Aneides, Greek – an = lacking + eidos = form or shape — Jaeger – Greek – aneidos, = “shapeless” – Baird spelled it “Anaides.”
Species/Subspecies: flavipunctatus, Latin = flavi = yellow + punctatus = spotted — ref. conspicuous white or yellow iridophores on dark background
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962