Green Salamander
Aneides aeneus
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,347
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The green salamander (Aneides aeneus) is a species of lungless salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It and the Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander (A. caryaensis) are the only currently-described members of the genus Aneides that inhabit any areas in the eastern half of United States (all other Aneides salamanders are found west of the Mississippi River). Rarely seen in the field, the green salamander is an extremely habitat-specific terrestrial species that is seldom found away from its preferred surroundings: moist, shaded rock crevices. Green salamanders have one of the most specialized niches of any salamander.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Green salamander”.