Red salamander

species of amphibian
Taxon taxon Q167205
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Red salamander

Summary

Red salamander is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (241 views/month, #1,539 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Red salamander's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Red salamander is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Red salamander's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Red salamander is classified within Pseudotriton[6].
  • Red salamander is endemic to United States[7].
  • Red salamander's scientific name is Pseudotriton ruber[8].
  • Red salamander's Commons category is recorded as Pseudotriton ruber[9].
  • Red salamander's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. ruber'}[10].
  • Red salamander is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Red Salamander'}[11].
  • Red salamander's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[12].

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Classification

Red salamander's scientific name is Pseudotriton ruber[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Pseudotriton[6]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Red Salamander'}[11].

Distribution

Red salamander is endemic to United States[7].

Identifiers

Red salamander's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 27486[13]. Red salamander's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 134762[14]. Red salamander's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1018939[15]. Red salamander's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2431459[16]. Red salamander's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173680[17].

Why It Matters

Red salamander ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (241 views/month, #1,539 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Pseudotriton
    Taxon rank species
    Instance of taxon
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007565863105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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