Ambystoma gracile
(Baird, 1859)
AM-bis-TOH-mah — GRASS-ill
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7,903
Total;
2,618
Museum;
5,285
Other
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Taxonomic Etymology:
Named for its burrowing habits and slender body shape.
Ambystoma — Coined from Greek elements, possibly amblys (ἀμβλύς), meaning “blunt,” and stoma (στόμα), meaning “mouth,” referring to the broad, blunt snout or oral structure. The exact construction is irregular and somewhat obscure, but traditionally interpreted as "blunt mouth."
gracile — From Latin gracilis, meaning “slender” or “graceful,” referring to the salamander’s slender body form compared to some congeners.