Summary ³

The arboreal salamander, Aneides lugubris, is a species of climbing salamander. It is native to California and Baja California, where it is primarily associated with oak and sycamore woodlands, and thick chaparral.

Hastings NHR Notes ⁴

Like Ensatina, a relatively common salamander, this species has been documented in and around the Reserve, but not since 1988.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/8086030@N03/5344668652
2. (c) Craig Howell, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/seat850/3081138429/
3. Adapted by Michelle S. Koo from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aneides_lugubris
4. (c) Michelle S. Koo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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