Tiger salamander. Ambystoma tigrinum

Salamander, Asiatic (Megalobatrachus maximus) Salamander, European (Salamandra atra) Salamander, long-tailed (Eurycea lucifuga) Salamander, spotted (Ambystoma maculatum) Salamander, tiger (A. tigrinum)... 

Norris, D.O., Austin, H.B. Hijazi, A.S. 1989. Induction of cloacal and dermal glands of tiger salamander larvae Ambystoma tigrinum) Effects of testosterone and prolactin. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 73, 194—204. 

Rose, F.L. 1977. Tissue lesions of tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) relationship to sewage effluents. Ann. N.Y.Acad. Sci. 298 270-279. 

Froese, J.M., Effects of Dietary Deltamethrin Exposure on the Immune System of Adult Tiger Salamanders Ambystoma tigrinum, M. Sc. Thesis, University of Saskatechewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 2002. 

Froese, J.M., Smits, J.E., and Wickstrom M.L., Evaluation of two methods for assessing mechanisms of non-specific immunity in tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum), J. Wildl. Dis., 41, 209, 2005. 

Lindquist, S. B. and Bachman, M. D. (1980). Eeeding behavior of the tiger salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum. Herpetologica 36,144-158. 

Mason, J. R., Rabin, M. D., and Stevens, D. A. (1982). Conditioned taste aversions skin secretions used for defense by tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum). Copeia. 667-671. 

Figure 3. Tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum) following 48 h of UV exposure. Note extensive fungal infections (arrows) over skin surface.

Johnson MS et al., Fate and biochemical effects of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene exposure to tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum), Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., 46, 186, 2000. 

Kokoros, J. J., and Northeutt, R. G., 1977, Telencephalic afferents of the tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum (Green), J. Comp. Neurol. 173 613-628. 

Luthardt, G. Roth, G. 1983. The interaction of the visual and olfactory cues in the prey catching behavior of the tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum. Copeia 1983, 69—79. 

Larval Arizona tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum) can discriminate between kin and nonkin (Pfennig et al. 1994). In experimental tests, cannibalistic morphs may prey preferentially on unrelated individuals over related ones. The sensory basis for this discrimination was examined by covering the nares of test animals with Vetbond (3M Animal Care Products), an w-butyl cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive. This material blocks the passage of water over the nasal epithelium. In tests, some animals had their nares blocked, while sham controls had the adhesive placed between their nares. Larvae whose nares were blocked consumed kin and nonkin randomly. Animals without their nares blocked consumed more nonkin than kin. These results suggest that discrimination is based on chemical cues. 

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