is the common name for plethodontid
of the genus Aneides
. As this name suggests, most of these species have prehensile tails
and are as mobile up a tree as in a stream. All six species inhabit mountain ecosystems, and all but two are found primarily in the mountains of California
Six species are assigned to this genus:
- . 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Aneides Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: July 30, 2008).
- [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Aneides AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: July 30, 2008).
- Caudata Culture Species Database - Plethodontidae