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Shasta Black Salamander
The Shasta black salamander (''Aneides iecanus'') is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is Endemism, endemic to Shasta County, California, Shasta County in California. Taxonomy Described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1883, it was later synonymized with the speckled black salamander (''A. flavipunctatus''). However, a 2019 taxonomic study confirmed it as being a distinct species, and again split it. Distribution It is thought to be restricted to western Shasta County, California, Shasta County, mainly in the vicinity of Shasta Lake, but may extend into extreme southern Siskiyou County, California, Siskyou and Tehama County, California, Tehama counties. Description It is a large, black salamander with white spots. It can be distinguished from the rest of the ''A. flavipunctatus'' complex by its heavily speckled body, head, and tail, and on average has one less trunk vertebra than ''Aneides klamathensis, A. klamathensis'' or ''Aneides niger, A. .'' Status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American zoologist, paleontologist, comparative anatomist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of 19. Though his father tried to raise Cope as a gentleman farmer, he eventually acquiesced to his son's scientific aspirations. Cope married his cousin and had one child; the family moved from Philadelphia to Haddonfield, New Jersey, although Cope would maintain a residence and museum in Philadelphia in his later years. Cope had little formal scientific training, and he eschewed a teaching position for field work. He made regular trips to the American West, prospecting in the 1870s and 1880s, often as a member of United States Geological Survey teams. A personal feud between Cope and paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh led to a period of intense fossil-finding competition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
