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Ambystoma tigrinum (Eastern Tiger Salamander; Tiger Salamander)

Synonyms: Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum; Salamandra tigrina
Language: Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

The Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) is a species of Mole Salamander. The proper common name is the Eastern Tiger Salamander, to differentiate from other closely related species.
View Wikipedia Record: Ambystoma tigrinum

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
21
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
47
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 42.62
EDGE Score: 3.78
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  9 grams
Female Maturity [1]  4 years
Male Maturity [1]  4 years
Gestation [1]  28 days
Litter Size [1]  37
Maximum Longevity [1]  25 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests United States Nearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Arizona Mountains forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
California Central Valley grasslands United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Canadian Aspen forests and parklands Canada Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Central and Southern mixed grasslands United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Central forest-grasslands transition United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Central Mexican matorral Mexico Nearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Central tall grasslands United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Central U.S. hardwood forests United States Nearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Chihuahuan desert Mexico, United States Nearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Colorado Plateau shrublands United States Nearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Colorado Rockies forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
East Central Texas forests United States Nearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Edwards Plateau savanna United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Flint Hills tall grasslands United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Great Basin shrub steppe United States Nearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Middle Atlantic coastal forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Mississippi lowland forests United States Nearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Montana Valley and Foothill grasslands Canada, United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Nebraska Sand Hills mixed grasslands United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Northeastern coastal forests United States Nearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Northern mixed grasslands Canada, United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Northern short grasslands Canada, United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Northern tall grasslands Canada, United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Oaxacan montane forests Mexico Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Okanagan dry forests Canada, United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Palouse grasslands United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Sierra Madre de Oaxaca pine-oak forests Mexico Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests Mexico, United States Nearctic Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests Mexico, United States Nearctic Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
Snake-Columbia shrub steppe United States Nearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Sonoran desert Mexico, United States Nearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
South Central Rockies forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Southeastern conifer forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Southeastern mixed forests United States Nearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Southern Great Lakes forests Canada, United States Nearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Tamaulipan mezquital Mexico, United States Nearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Tehuacán Valley matorral Mexico Neotropic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Texas blackland prairies United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests Mexico Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
Upper Midwest forest-savanna transition United States Nearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Wasatch and Uinta montane forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Western Great Lakes forests Canada, United States Nearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Western short grasslands United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Wyoming Basin shrub steppe United States Nearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Amistad National Recreation Area   Texas, United States
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore II 36006 Wisconsin, United States
Audubon National Wildlife Refuge IV 14642 North Dakota, United States
Bandelier National Monument V 8107 New Mexico, United States
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area V 36286 Montana, Wyoming, United States
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge VI 19192 Maryland, United States
Bryce Canyon National Park II 36348 Utah, United States
Capital Reef National Park II 243722 Utah, United States
Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve 40530 United States  
Central Plains Biosphere Reserve 15345 United States  
Chaco Culture National Historical Park V 34277 New Mexico, United States
Chickasaw National Recreation Area V 7025 Oklahoma, United States
Colorado National Monument III 20420 Colorado, United States
Coronado National Monument National Memorial III 4360 Arizona, United States
Devils Tower National Monument V 1361 Wyoming, United States
Edwin S. George Reserve 1297 Michigan, United States
El Malpais National Monument III 109980 New Mexico, United States
Elk Island National Park II 47171 Alberta, Canada
Elkhorn Slough Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve Ia 964 California, United States  
Grand Canyon National Park II 1210128 Arizona, United States
Grasslands National Park II 128635 Saskatchewan, Canada
Guadalupe Mountains National Park II 46114 Texas, United States
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge IV 21369 Wisconsin, United States
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park V 1926 Alabama, United States
Jepson Prairie Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve Ia 1553 California, United States
Jornada Biosphere Reserve Ib 30913 New Mexico, United States
Knife River Indian Villages National Hist. Site National Historic Site III 1756 North Dakota, United States
Konza Prairie Biosphere Reserve 8617 Kansas, United States  
Lake Mead National Recreation Area V 670229 Arizona, Nevada, United States
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area V   Texas, United States
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area V 103172 Washington, United States
Land Between the Lakes Biosphere Reserve V 166264 Kentucky, Tennessee, United States
Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park II 51235 Kentucky, United States
Natural Bridges National Monument III 7412 Utah, United States
New Jersey Pinelands Biosphere Reserve   New Jersey, United States  
Nipomo Dunes Preserve Nature Conservancy - Preserve Ia 3725 California, United States
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge IV 38256 Florida, United States
Pecos National Historical Park V 6539 New Mexico, United States
Pipe Spring National Monument V 41 Arizona, United States
Pixley Vernal Pools Preserve 37 California, United States
Prince Albert National Park II 976762 Saskatchewan, Canada
Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve 277252 Saskatchewan, Canada
Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve II 762028 Manitoba, Canada
Rocky Mountain Biosphere Reserve II 239938 Colorado, United States
Saint Croix International Historic Site   Maine, United States
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument V 1081 New Mexico, United States
San Francisco Peninsular Watershed County Wildlife Refuge or Management Area 30320 California, United States  
San Joaquin Biosphere Reserve 4527 California, United States  
Scotts Bluff National Monument V 3185 Nebraska, United States
Sevilleta LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research IV 228335 New Mexico, United States
Shortgrass Steppe LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research   Colorado, United States
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument V 3049 Arizona, United States
Three Sisters Biosphere Reserve Ib 278657 Oregon, United States  
Upper Miss. River Nat'l Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge VI 25823 Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States
Walnut Canyon National Monument V 3386 Arizona, United States
Waterton Biosphere Reserve II 121459 Alberta, Canada
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge IV 26618 Alabama, United States
White Sands National Monument III 139922 New Mexico, United States
Wind Cave National Park II 29471 South Dakota, United States
Wupatki National Monument III 36098 Arizona, United States
Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve II 2196863 Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States
Zion National Park II 135667 Utah, United States

Emblem of

Illinois

Prey / Diet

Lithobates pipiens (Northern Leopard Frog)[3]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Anas discors (Blue-winged Teal)1
Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard)1
Heterodon platirhinos (Eastern Hognose Snake)1
Podilymbus podiceps (Pied-billed Grebe)1

Predators

Thamnophis rufipunctatus (Narrowhead Garter Snake, Narrowhead Watersnake)[4]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Cephalogonimus salamandrus[5]
Cosmocercoides dukae <Unverified Name>[5]
Falcaustra elongata <Unverified Name>[5]
Falcaustra washingtonensis <Unverified Name>[5]
Gorgoderina attenuata[5]
Haematoloechus pulcher <Unverified Name>[5]
Hedruris siredonis <Unverified Name>[5]
Megalodiscus temperatus[5]
Ophiotaenia filaroides <Unverified Name>[5]
Phyllodistomum americanum <Unverified Name>[5]
Telorchis bonnerensis[5]
Telorchis corti <Unverified Name>[5]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

    Maps
Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Abilene Zoological Gardens
Africam Safari (Africam, S. A.)
Albuquerque Biological Park
 mavortium
Amazon World
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museumnebulosum
 stebbinsi
Audubon Zoo
Binder Park Zoo
Blackpool Zoo
Blank Park Zoo of Des Moines
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Bramble Park Zoo
Bronx Children's Zoo
Calgary Zoo, Garden & Prehistoric Park
Cape May County Park Zoo
 mavortium
Central Florida Zoological Parkmavortium
Cheyenne Mtn Zoological Park
Chicago Zoological Park
 mavortium
City of Belfast Zoo
Columbian Park Zoo
Columbus Zoo and Aquariumtigrinum
Cosley Zoo
Dallas Zoo
David Traylor Zoo of Emporia
Denver Zoological Gardens
Detroit Zoological Society
 tigrinum
Dickerson Park Zoo
Fort Wayne Children's Zootigrinum
Great Plains Zoo
Henson Robinson Zootigrinum
Kansas City Zoomavortium
Kittenberger Zoo
Lee Richardson Zoomavortium
Little Rock Zoological Gardens
 mavortium
Living Desert State Park (Carlsbad)
Louisville Zoological Garden
Memphis Zoological Garden & Aquariummavortium
Mesker Park Zoo
Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens
Minnesota Zoological Garden
Museum of Science - Live Animal Center
 mavortium
Nakhon Ratchasima Zool. Park
Nashville Zoo at Grassmeremavortium
Nat'l Mississippi River Museum & Aquarmavortium
 melanostictum
National Aquarium in Baltimore Inctigrinum
Natural Science Center of Greensboromavortium
Niabi Zoo
NY State Zoo at Thompson Park
Oasys Parque del Desierto de Tabernas
Oatland Island Wildlife Center
Oglebay's Good Children's Zoo
Ogrod Zoologiczny w Opolu, Opole
Oklahoma City Zoological Parkmavortium
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Parc Zoologic de Barcelona
Peoria Zoo in Glen Oak Park
Phoenix Zoo
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquariummavortium
Pocatello Zooutahensis
Potawatomi Zoo
Racine Zoological Gardens
Reaseheath College Animal Centre
Red River Zoo
Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Parkmavortium
 tigrinum
Saint Louis Zoological Parkutahensis
San Antonio Zoological Gardens & Aquarmavortium
San Francisco Zoological Gardens
 diaboli
 mavortium
 nebulosum
Santa Barbara Zoological Gardensmavortium
 nebulosum
Sedgwick County Zoomavortium
Shuttleworth College Animal Centre
Slimbridge New Grounds W&WTrust
St. Paul's Como Zoo
Steinhart Aquarium (CA Acad of Science
Taipei Zoo
Toledo Zoological Gardenstigrinum
Topeka Zoological Park
Toronto Zoo
Tree Walkers International
Tulsa Zoo & Living Museummavortium
Turtle Back Zoo
Utah's Hogle Zooutahensis
Valley Zoo & John Janzen Nature Center
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Ctr
Virginia Aquarium&Marine Science Ctr
 mavortium
Virginia Living Museum
 mavortium
 tigrinum
Wroclaw Zoo, LLC
Zoo Atlanta
Zoo of Antwerpmavortium
ZooMontana

Range Map

Link to Map
Middle America; North America;

External References

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by McDiarmid R.W., 01-Sep-2009, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org ♦ 3SPECIES ASSESSMENT FOR THE NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG (RANA PIPIENS) IN WYOMING, BRIAN E. SMITH AND DOUG KEINATH, United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, January 2004 ♦ 4Narrow-headed Gartersnake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus) Recovery Plan, Leland J. S. Pierce, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, 2007 ♦ 5Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators. ♦ Edwin S. George Reserve, University of Michigan, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
EDGE analysis provided by EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London
Range map provided by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Conservation International & NatureServe.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011