Aneides vagrans
(Wake and Jackman, 1999)
ah-NIE-des — VAW-granz
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2023.04.08.10.07.48)
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Etymology:
Named for its disjunct and wide-ranging populations.
Aneides — Greek an- = “not” + eidos = “form”
vagrans — Latin vagrans = “wandering” — reflects its distribution across both California and Vancouver Island.
First instance(s) of published English names:
No historic English names have been assigned to this taxon yet.
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
Amphibian Species of the World
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1950
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Lowe, Charles H., Jr. The systematic status of the salamander Plethodon hardii, with a discussion of biogeographical problems in Aneides. Copeia 1950:92-99
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1974
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Wake, David B. Aneides. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (157):1-2
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1999
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Wake, David B., and T. R. Jackman. Molecular and historical evidence for the introduction of clouded salamanders (genus Aneides) to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, from California. Canadian Journal of Zoology 76:1570–1580
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2010
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Kozak, Kenneth H. and John J. Wiens. Accelerated rates of climatic-niche evolution underlie rapid species diversification. Ecology Letters 13:1378-1389
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