Shasta Black Salamander
Aneides iëcanus
![[Shasta Black Salamander]](/images/90ds.jpg)
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Description
Distribution Range
General range map taken from CWHR, modified.
Museum records taken from following institutions: CAS Herps, MVZ Herps, LSUMZ Herps.
Typical Elevation
Based on records in our database, in Shasta County the Shasta Black Salamander is typically found at elevations from 325m to 825m (1066ft to 2705ft).
Additional Information
Notes
The common and latin name used for this species on this web site is not yet official. The species was recently split (Rissler and Apodaca 2007), this species use to be considered sympatric with the Black Salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus) but is now considered a distinct species. A common name for this new species has not yet been suggested. Until a proper common name is suggested, it will be referred to here as the Shasta Black Salamander due to the fact that it may be endemic to Shasta County.
The CWHR range map data for this species has been modified. The range for the population that remains Black Salamander has been removed. The remaining range has been slightly modified to include museum records that fell outside the range. A cluster of museum records some distance from the CWHR indicated range has been added as an isolated population. They may in fact not be isolated, but until data exists to suggest how they are connected, they are assumed isolated on the range map.
Niche modeling to find suitable habitat and surveying that habitat could be a very interesting project.
Images
Unless otherwise noted, all images are of wild specimens in Shasta County.
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![[Shasta Black Salamander]](/images/90sm.jpg)
Habitat Shots
Unless otherwise noted, these habitat shots are from within Shasta County where this species is known to occur.
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