Durango salamander
Species of amphibian
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The Durango salamander, or pine wood salamander (Ambystoma silvense), is a mole salamander. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found in Durango and Chihuahua states. Its habitats include ponds, shallow lakes, and pine-oak forests.[1]
| Durango salamander | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Ambystomatidae |
| Genus: | Ambystoma |
| Species: | A. silvense |
| Binomial name | |
| Ambystoma silvense Webb, 2004 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ambystoma silvensis Webb, 2004 | |