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Ambystoma amblycephalum Taylor, 1940
Blunt-headed Salamander
Subgenus: Heterotriton
family: Ambystomatidae
genus: Ambystoma
Species Description: Taylor, E. H. 1940 "1939". New salamanders from Mexico, with a discussion of certain known forms. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 26: 407–430.
 
Etymology: The specific epithet of A. amblycephalum likely translated to “blunt head” coming from the Greek roots “ambly” meaning “blunt” and “cephalo” meaning “head”.
Ambystoma amblycephalum
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Conservation Status (definitions)
IUCN Red List Status Account Critically Endangered (CR)
CITES No CITES Listing
National Status Critically Endangered (CR)
Regional Status None

   

 
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