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Salamander Quiz
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- 1What is this family? characters: - lungless - nasolabial groove - most species rich - CA direct development range: N., C., S. America + EuropePlethodontidae
- 2What is Plethodontidae's genera and species number?genera: 27
species: 479 - 3What is this genus? characters: - climbing/scansorial - triangular shaped head - protuberant eyes - prehensile tailAneides
- 4What is this species? - speckled - square-shaped toes - brown/grey belly - range: NW CAAneides ferreus + vagrans
- 5What is this species? - black/dark grey - rounded toes - black belly/slated - range: N. coastal CA/Bay AreaAneides flavipunctatus
- 6What is this species? - arboreal salamander - whitish belly - robust head - thick head - range: coastal CAAneides lugubris
- 7What is this species? - fossorial - tiny, worm-like - brown reddish-grey - reduced limbs - dorsal stripes - range: Bay AreaBatrochoseps attenuatus
- 8What is this species? - scansorial - webbed toes - no basal constriction - brown/red/greyish - speckled - range: limestone, el dorado countyHydromantes sp.
- 9What is this genus? characters: - basally contricted - protruding eyes - costal ridgesEnsatina
- 10What is this species? - spotted - range: near central valley CAEnsatina eschscholtzii klauberi
- 11What is this species? - not spotted - range: southern CAEnsatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica
- 12What is this genus? characters: - woodland salamanders - broad dorsal stripePlethodon
- 13What is this species? - brown dorsal color - speckled flanks + limbs - eyes extend past jaw - flat face - range: siskiyou countyPlethodon apusak + stormi
- 14What is this species? - dark brown/black dorsal - tan/yellow/greenish stripe - lacks fine speckling - blotched flanks/limbs - range: smith river of del nortePlethodon dunni
- 15What is this species? - dark brown/black dorsal - brown/red/tan stripe in some - some speckled limbs/flanks - range: del nortePlethodon elongatus
- 16What is this family? characters: - fully aquatic, eel-like - obligatory neotenic - 4 reduced limbs - no external gills range: SE U.S. - ecomorph: aquatic-burrowerAmphiumidae
- 17What is Amphiumidae's genera and species number?genus: 1
species: 3 - 18What is this family? characters: - small, fully transformed - stream adapted, small lungs - most aquatic in CA range: N. CA + P.N.W. ecomorph: generalized aquaticRhycotritonidae
- 19What is Rhycotritonidae's genera and species number?genus: 1
species: 4 - 20What is this species? - protruding eyes - southern torrent salamander - range: N.W. CARhyacotriton variegatus
- 21What family is this? characters: - mudpuppies and olms - highly aquatic, neotenic - large, external gills - reduced eyes range: midwest + southeast U.S. & coastal eastern Europe ecomorph: generalized aquaticProteidae
- 22What is Proteidae's genera and species number?genera: 2
species: 6 - 23What is this family? characters: - laterally-compressed tail - distinct costal grooves - semi circle head range: pacific coast of North America ecomorph: terrestrialAmbystomatidae
- 24What is Ambystomatidae's genera and species number?genus: 1
species: 32 - 25What is this species? - color: dark brown/black w yellow spots - range: east of Berkeley HillsAmbystoma californiense
- 26What is this species? - western-tiger salamander - color: brown/black/olive - some black speckled/striped - range: central valley CAAmbystoma mavortium
- 27What is this species? - large paratoid glands - glandular ridge on top of tail - range: northwest coast of CAAmbystoma gracile
- 28What is this species? - orange/ yellow/ green dorsal stripe - long toed - range: norcal, n sierra nevada, east cascades, santa cruzAmbystoma macrodactylum
- 29What is this family? characters: - giant - facultative neoteny - u-shaped head range: norcal + P.N.WDicamtodontidae
- 30What is Dicamtodontidae's genera and species number?genus: 1
species: 4 - 31What is this species? - brown/gray w black marbeling - range: northwest coast of CADicamtodon ensatus
- 32What is this family? characters: - newts - nuptial pads under toes - secrete tetrodotoxin (TTX) range: N. America, Europe, Asia ecomorph: terrestrialSalamandridae
- 33What is Salamandridae's genera and species number?genera: 21
species: 120 - 34What is this species? - rough skin + slippery - darker coloration - rich-orange/orange-yellow ventrally - spade-shaped snout - range: NW CATaricha granulosa
- 35What is this species? - paler brown color - pale yellow ventrally - protuberant eyes - range: some coastal + mideastern regions of CATaricha torosa + sierrae
- 36What species is this? - red-ventral color - dark bar at base of tail behind vent - range: NW coast of CATaricha rivularis
- 37What is this family? characters: - no hind limbs, reduced forelimbs - no pelvic girdle - eel-like, no premax. teeth - keratinized beak - extenernal gills range: eastern + midwest U.S., coastal gulf of Mexico ecomorph: aquatic burrowerSirenidae
- 38What is Sirenidae's genera and species number?genera: 2
species: 5 - 39What family is this? characters: - compressed tail - small-medium size range: subarctic N. Asia + disjunct S. Asia ecomorph: terrestrialHynobiidae
- 40What is Hynobiidae's genera and species number?genera: 9
species: 82 - 41What family is this? characters: - heavily folded skin - asymmetrical suction feeding - external fertilization - largest salamanders range: inland eastern US + eastern Asia ecomorph: aquatic bottom walkersCrytobranchidae
- 42What is Crytobranchidae's genera and species number?genera: 2
species: 4 - 43Fill in the phylogenetic tree.Plethodontidae
Amphiumidae
Rhycotridontontiae
Proteidae
Ambystomatidae
Dicamtodontidae
Salamandrida
Sirenidae
Hyboniidae
Crytobranchidae
- 44Which bone is which?a. septomaxillae
b. pre-maxillae
c. nasal
d. lacrimal
e. maxillae
f. frontal
- 45Which bone is which?g. dentary
h. vomer
i. pterygoid
- 46What genus is in Salamandridae?Taricha
- 47What genus is in Plethodontidae?Aneides
Batrochoseps
Hydromantes
Ensatina
Plethodon - 48What is this species? - brown/gray w black marbeling - range: norcalDicamptodon tenebrosus
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