Animals Described in 1970 - Cope's Giant Salamander, Apomyrma Stygia, Oziotelphusa Mineriyaensis, Fallicambarus Hortoni, Allanaspides Helonomus (Paperback)

Chapters: Cope's Giant Salamander, Apomyrma Stygia, Oziotelphusa Mineriyaensis, Fallicambarus Hortoni, Allanaspides Helonomus, Insulanoplectron Spinosum, Gammarus Pecos, Sphaerolana Interstitialis, Sphaerolana Affinis, Cambarus Bouchardi, Cambarus Cymatilis, Spelaeodiaptomus Rouchi. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 46. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Cope's Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon copei) is a species of salamander in the Dicamptodontidae family. It reaches between 12.419.1 cm (4 7/8 7 1/2 in). The salamander resembles Pacific Giant Salamander larvae, but it never transforms to a terrestrial stage. It is smaller overall with a narrower head and shorter limbs. It is brown above with patches of yellowish-tan covering clusters of white skin glands, its belly is dark bluish-gray. The salamander has 1213 inconspicuous costal grooves. There are three closely related species to this taxon: D. ensatus, (California Giant Salamander), D. aterrimus (Idaho Giant Salamander) and D. tenebrosus (Coastal Giant Salamander). The Cope's Giant Salamanders habits in the wild are largely unknown. They generally do not metamorphose into adults. Rather they mature sexually in the larval stage, known as paedomorphosis. However, approximately 66 adults have been found in the wild and mature larvae in the lab have been transformed via thyroid treatments. D. copei is endemic to the Pacific Northwestern portion of the United States. It is found on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington. Its natural habitat is temperate forests, rivers, freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss and human population expansion. ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1241785