Blue-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Amphibians

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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names

English common name:

Blue-spotted Salamander

Source: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.

French common name:

Salamandre à points bleus

In French, species in the order Caudata are named "Salamandre" (feminine), except for family Salamandridae and except for genus Necturus.

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Blue-Spotted Salamander	Salamandre à points bleus
2005	Blue-spotted Salamander	Salamandre à points bleus
2010	Blue-spotted Salamander	Salamandre à points bleus
2015	Blue-spotted Salamander	Salamandre à points bleus
2020	Blue-spotted Salamander	Salamandre à points bleus

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Amphibia

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Ambystoma laterale	Ambystomatidae	Caudata
2005	Ambystoma laterale	Ambystomatidae	Caudata
2010	Ambystoma laterale	Ambystomatidae	Caudata
2015	Ambystoma laterale	Ambystomatidae	Caudata
2020	Ambystoma laterale	Ambystomatidae	Caudata

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Secure
2005	Secure
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5
2020	Secure - N5

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Assessed - 6
2005	Not Assessed - 6
2010	Not Assessed - 6
2015	Not Present
2020	Unrankable - SU

British Columbia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

Ontario
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Secure - S5

Quebec
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Secure - S5

New Brunswick
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Nova Scotia
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Prince Edward Island
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Apparently Secure - S4

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present