Ambystoma (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Ambystomatidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Ambystoma is a group of mole salamanders most closely related to the Pacific giant salamander and tiger salamander of North America.
- Some current species of Ambystoma have been hybridized either naturally or artificially with another Ambystoma species.
- The type species of the genus Ambystoma is the spotted salamander A. maculatum.
- The genus Ambystoma includes the worm-eating tiger salamanders, a group of completely or nearly larviforms.
- The genus Ambystoma was the first salamander group recorded in North America.