Granular salamander
SpeciesAmphibians
A Mexican mole salamander threatened by habitat loss
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Common
Granular salamander
- Amphibians
The granular salamander, or ajolote (Ambystoma granulosum), is a species of mole salamander in the family Ambystomatidae. It is found only in Mexico. Its habitats include high-altitude subtropical or tropical grassland, freshwater and intermittent freshwater marshes, and ponds. The species is threatened by habitat loss, overcropping, and the scaling of its skins.
- Scientific name
- Ambystoma granulosum
- Range
- Mexico only
- Threats
- Habitat loss, overcropping, and skin scaling
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Granular salamander (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q2511207
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Adrian. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsAdrian, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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