Ambystoma jeffersonianum (Green, 1827)
Jefferson Salamander Subgenus: Xiphonura | family: Ambystomatidae genus: Ambystoma |
Species Description: Green, J. (1827). "An account of some new species of salamanders." Contributions of the Maclurian Lyceum to the Arts and Sciences 1: 3–8. |
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Description Distribution and Habitat Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Canada, United States U.S. state distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia Canadian province distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Ontario
Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors Comments In the Ambystoma genus, there are unisexual populations that can hybridize with A. jeffersonianum, A. laterale, A. texanum, A. trigrinum, and A. barbouri to create ploidy-elevated offspring. They can range from diploid to pentaploid and there are over 20 different nuclear genomic combinations. Most Ambystoma unisexuals have an A. laterale nuclear genome, while the other types of donated genomes can replace each other, as seen in recent populations of A. barbouri being the replacement donor for A. jeffersonianum. Ambystoma unisexuals’ mtDNA is most similar to A. barbouri, however A. barbouri is the least common sperm donor. Tetraploid and pentaploid unisexuals tend to have a higher mortality rate than triploid unisexuals (Bogart et al. 2009).
References
Behler, J.L. and King, F.W. (1996). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians. Knopf, New York, NY. Bogart, JP, Bartoszek, J, Noble, DWA, Bi, K (2009). "Sex in unisexual salamanders: discovery of a new sperm donor with ancient affinities." Heredity, 103, 483-493. [link] Originally submitted by: Kevin Gin (first posted 2003-11-25) Description by: Nessa Kmetec (updated 2022-10-05)
Distribution by: Nessa Kmetec (updated 2022-10-05)
Life history by: Nessa Kmetec (updated 2022-10-05)
Comments by: Nessa Kmetec (updated 2022-10-05)
Edited by: Vance T. Vredenburg (2022-10-05) Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2022 Ambystoma jeffersonianum: Jefferson Salamander <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/3835> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed May 29, 2023.
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