Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi

Sonoran Tiger Salamander

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Overview

Tiger salamanders are large and stocky, 7.6-16.5 cm (3.0-6.5 in.), with small eyes, broad rounded snout, no parotid glands, and tubercles on the underside of front and hind feet. The dorsum has yellow to dark olive spots and blotches (reticulation), often with irregular edges between front and hind limbs. Aquatic larvae are uniform dark colored with plume-like gills and developed tail fins.

Scientific Name

Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi
Common Name
Sonoran Tiger Salamander
FWS Category
Amphibians
Kingdom
Animalia

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Subspecies
Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi

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Listing

Dec 30, 1982

Dec 30, 1982 Listing
Review of Vertebrate Wildlife for Listing as End. or Thr. Species
  • Publication type: CNOR
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Sep 18, 1985

Sep 18, 1985 Listing
Review of Vertebrate Wildlife; Notice of Review; 50 FR 37958-37967
  • Publication type: CNOR
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Jan 6, 1989

Jan 6, 1989 Listing
ETWP; Animal Notice of Review; 54 FR 554 579
  • Publication type: CNOR
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Nov 21, 1991

Nov 21, 1991 Listing
ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species; 56 FR 58804 58836
  • Publication type: CNOR
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Dec 14, 1993

Dec 14, 1993 Listing (Substantial)
ETWP; Notice of 90-Day findings on Petitions to List Three Southern Arizona Cienega Species
  • Publication type: 90 day petition finding
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Nov 15, 1994

Nov 15, 1994 Listing
ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species.
  • Publication type: CNOR
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Listing

Apr 3, 1995

Apr 3, 1995 Listing (Endangered)
ETWP; Proposal To Determine Endangered Status for Three Wetland Species Found in Southern Arizona an…
  • Publication type: Proposed
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Apr 3, 1995

Apr 3, 1995 Listing (Warranted)
ETWP; Proposal To Determine Endangered Status for Three Wetland Species Found in Southern Arizona an…
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
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Notice

Sep 12, 1995

Sep 12, 1995 Notice
ETWP; Reopening of Comment Period and Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Endangered Status for Thr…
  • Publication type: Comment Period Reopening
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Item 9

Listing

Feb 28, 1996

Feb 28, 1996 Listing
ETWP; Review of Plant and Animal Taxa That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened S…
  • Publication type: CNOR
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Item 10

Listing

Jan 6, 1997

Jan 6, 1997 Listing (Endangered)
ETWP; Determination of Endangered Status for Three Wetland Species Found in Southern Arizona and Nor…
  • Publication type: Final
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Item 11

Recovery Plan

Jun 16, 2000

Jun 16, 2000 Recovery Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Notice of Availability of the Draft Sonora Tiger Salamander Recovery Plan for Review and Comment
  • Publication type: Draft
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Item 12

Recovery Plan

Jan 3, 2003

Jan 3, 2003 Recovery Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
Notice of Availability of the Final Sonora Tiger Salamander Recovery Plan
  • Publication type: Final
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Item 13

Five Year Review

Apr 21, 2006

Apr 21, 2006 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
5-Year Review of 25 Southwestern Species
  • Publication type: Notice
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Item 14

Recovery Plan

Aug 6, 2019

Aug 6, 2019 Recovery Plan (Document Availability (non-FR))
21 Draft Recovery Plan Revisions for 25 Species in 15 States Across the United States; Notice of Ava…
  • Publication type: Draft
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Technical Correction

Nov 26, 2021

Nov 26, 2021 Technical Correction
Technical Corrections for 18 Southwestern United States Species Found in Arizona, New Mexico, and…
  • Publication type: Direct Final
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Item 16

Five Year Review

Feb 2, 2022

Feb 2, 2022 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Endangered and Threatened Species: Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 35 Species in the Southwes…
  • Publication type: Notice
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