Mount Lyell salamander

species of amphibian
Taxon taxon Q2212899
Mount Lyell salamander
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Mount Lyell salamander

Summary

Mount Lyell salamander is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mount Lyell salamander's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Mount Lyell salamander is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Mount Lyell salamander's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Mount Lyell salamander belongs to the parent taxon Hydromantes[6].
  • Mount Lyell salamander is endemic to California[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Mount Lyell salamander is Hydromantes platycephalus[8].
  • Mount Lyell salamander's Commons category is recorded as Hydromantes platycephalus[9].
  • Mount Lyell salamander is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mount Lyell Salamander'}[10].
  • Mount Lyell salamander's means of locomotion is recorded as rolling[11].
  • Mount Lyell salamander's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[12].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Mount Lyell salamander is Hydromantes platycephalus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Hydromantes[6]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mount Lyell Salamander'}[10].

Distribution

Mount Lyell salamander is endemic to California[7].

Identifiers

Mount Lyell salamander's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 27575[13]. Mount Lyell salamander's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 57556[14]. Mount Lyell salamander's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1038855[15]. Mount Lyell salamander's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2431661[16]. Mount Lyell salamander's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173720[17].

Why It Matters

Mount Lyell salamander ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 3 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] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. 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 · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Means of locomotion rolling
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Taxon rank species
    Diel cycle nocturnal
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