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Clouded Salamander
Aneides ferreus Cope, 1869
AH-nee-des — FEH-ree-us

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Province/State Distribution:
United States: California Oregon

Taxonomic Etymology:
Named for its mottled or “iron-gray” color.
Aneides — Greek an- = “not” + eidos = “form”
ferreus — Latin ferreus = “iron-like” or “iron-colored” — refers to the dusky gray coloration.

First instance(s) of published English names:
Rusty Anaides (Anaides ferreus: Yarrow, Henry C. 1882. Check list of North American Reptilia and Batrachia with catalogue of specimens in U. S. National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum (24):1-249); Clouded Salamander (Aneides ferreus: Schmidt, Karl P. 1953. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);

Taxon Links:

  
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
  
Amphibian Species of the World
  
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USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database

Selected References:
1869 Cope, Edward D. A review of the species of the Plethodontidae and Desmognathidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 21:93-118
1950 Lowe, Charles H., Jr. The systematic status of the salamander Plethodon hardii, with a discussion of biogeographical problems in Aneides. Copeia 1950:92-99
1965 Wake, David B. Aneides ferreus.. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (16):1-2
1974 Wake, David B. Aneides.. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (157):1-2
2010 Kozak, Kenneth H. and John J. Wiens. Accelerated rates of climatic-niche evolution underlie rapid species diversification. Ecology Letter 13:1378-1389

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