Green Salamander
Aneides aeneus (Cope & Packard, 1881)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Caudata |
| Family | Plethodontidae |
| Genus | Aneides |
| Species | Aneides aeneus (Cope & Packard, 1881) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from 14 counties across three states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson, Marshall
- Georgia
- Dade, Walker
- Tennessee
- Anderson, Campbell, Clay, Fentress, Marion, Pickett, Roane, Van Buren, Warren, White
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
NT Near Threatened
Assessed in 2022.
NatureServe
G3 Vulnerable
National ranks
- United States
- N3 Vulnerable
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- S3 Vulnerable
- Maryland
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Georgia
- S2 Imperiled
- Mississippi
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- North Carolina
- S2 Imperiled
- Ohio
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Kentucky
- S3 Vulnerable
- Pennsylvania
- S2 Imperiled
- Indiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
- West Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
- South Carolina
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Tennessee
- S3 Vulnerable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Cope, E.D. & Packard, A.S. 1881. The fauna of the Nickajack Cave. American Naturalist 15: 877–882.
- Niemller, M.L., Hardman, R., Thames, D., Istvanko, D., Davis, M.A., Ogle, C., Niemiller, K.D.K., Dooley, K.E. & Clark, T.M. 2022. The distribution and conservation status of the Green Salamander (Aneides aeneus) in Tennessee, USA. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 17: 249–265. https://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_17/Issue_2/Niemiller_etal_2022.pdf.
- Zigler, K.S., Niemiller, M.L., Stephen, C.D.R., Ayala, B.N., Milne, M.A., Gladstone, N.S., Engel, A.S., Jensen, J.B., Camp, C.D., Ozier, J.C. & Cressler, A. 2020. Biodiversity from caves and other subterranean habitats of Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 82: 125–167. doi:10.4311/2019LSC0125
How to cite this account
Aneides aeneus (Cope & Packard, 1881). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1492. https://cavebiology.org/species/aneides-aeneus/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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