Small-mouthed salamander (Ambystoma texanum) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 5

Protection

Two of the five known breeding ponds or areas for A. texanum in Canada are found in nature reserves on Pelee Island. These would include the Stone Road site and the Mosquito Point Woods/Fish Point site. The secretive, nocturnal nature of breeding and the fact that the salamanders are subterranean during the tourist season alleviates collection of adults. In Canada, A. texanum was designated by COSEWIC as special concern (SC) in 1991 and, in Ontario, an OMNR designation of threatened. The major range of this species is in the central part of the United States. The species is considered to be secure over most of its known range and has a Global Heritage Status Rank of G5 (globally secure). Ambystoma texanum has the following ranks in the United States / Canada:  Alabama (S3), Arkansas (S5), Illinois (S5), Indiana (S4), Iowa (S3), Kansas (S5), Kentucky (S5), Louisiana (S5), Michigan (S1), Mississippi (S5), Missouri (S?), Nebraska (S1), Ohio (S?), Oklahoma (S5), Tennessee (S5), Texas (S5), West Virginia (S1); Ontario (S1) [Subnational Heritage Status Rank Definitions: S1 = critically imperiled; S2 = imperiled; S3 = vulnerable; S4 = apparently secure; S5 = secure].

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