Ensatina

Ensatina
Monterey Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii eschscholtzii)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Plethodontinae
Genus: Ensatina
Gray, 1850
Species:
E. eschscholtzii
Binomial name
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Gray, 1850
Synonyms
  • Ensatina klauberi
  • Heredia oregonensis
  • Plethodon croceater
  • Urotropis platensis

The ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii) is a species complex of plethodontid (lungless) salamanders[2] found in coniferous forests, oak woodland and chaparral[3] from British Columbia, through Washington, Oregon, across California (where all seven subspecies variations are located), all the way down to Baja California in Mexico. The genus Ensatina originated approximately 21.5 million years ago.[4] It is usually considered as monospecific, being represented by a single species, Ensatina eschscholtzii, with several subspecies forming a ring species.

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Ensatina eschscholtzii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T59260A196339088. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T59260A196339088.en. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference wake was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Monterey Ensatina San Diego Field Station, United States Geological Survey Viewed: April 24, 2005, Last updated: March 05, 2003[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Carl T. Bergstrom; Lee Alan Dugatkin (2012). Evolution. Norton. p. 468. ISBN 978-0-393-92592-0.