The California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) is a
large, stocky, terrestrial salamander with a broad, rounded snout and
gorgeous black-and-yellow body.
These amphibians are restricted to
vernal pools and seasonal ponds in grassland and oak savannah
communities in central California. The primary cause of their decline
is the loss and fragmentation of habitat through human activities and
encroachment of nonnative predators.
From: Center for Biological Diversity
Picture from: Kueda
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