Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum) 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:

Four-toed Salamander

Source: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.

French common name:

Salamandre à quatre orteils

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	Four-Toed Salamander	Salamandre à quatre doigts
2005	Four-toed Salamander	Salamandre à quatre orteils
2010	Four-toed Salamander	Salamandre à quatre orteils
2015	Four-toed Salamander	Salamandre à quatre orteils
2020	Four-toed Salamander	Salamandre à quatre orteils

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	Hemidactylium scutatum	Plethodontidae	Caudata
2005	Hemidactylium scutatum	Plethodontidae	Caudata
2010	Hemidactylium scutatum	Plethodontidae	Caudata
2015	Hemidactylium scutatum	Plethodontidae	Caudata
2020	Hemidactylium scutatum	Plethodontidae	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	Apparently Secure
2005	Apparently Secure
2010	Apparently Secure
2015	Apparently Secure
2020	Apparently Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - N4N5
2020	Apparently Secure - N4

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 Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

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	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

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

Quebec
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

New Brunswick
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1?
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1?

Nova Scotia
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

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