NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Clouded Salamander
Aneides ferreus Cope, 1869
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Clouded Salamander, Aneides ferreus. Northern Del Norte Co., CA, USA. April 5
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Open encyclopedia reference
The clouded salamander (Aneides ferreus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Pacific Northwest. Its natural habitat is temperate forests and it is probable that many nest in trees. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Clouded salamander; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:20:14.579520+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aneides ferreus Cope, 1869
- Name authority
- Cope, 1869
- Common name
- Clouded Salamander
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Genus
- Aneides
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familyPlethodontidae Gray, 1850
- subfamilyPlethodontinae Gray, 1850
- genusAneides Baird, 1851
- speciesAneides ferreus Cope, 1869
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aneides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Aneides iecanus (Cope, 1883) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wandering SalamanderAneides vagrans Wake & Jackman, 1999 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green SalamanderAneides aeneus (Cope & Packard, 1881) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sacramento Mountain SalamanderAneides hardii (Taylor, 1941) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aneides niger Myers & Maslin, 1948 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aneides caryaensis Patton, Apodaca, Corser, Wilson, Williams, Cameron & Wake, 2019 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Aneides klamathensis Reilly & Wake, 2019 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Anaides ferreus Cope, 1869 Cope, 1869 | synonym |
| Autodax ferreus (Cope, 1869) (Cope, 1869) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=173700 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:DW56. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.