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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Delicate-skinned salamander
| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2020 |title=''Ambystoma bombypellum'' |volume=2020 |page=e.T59054A53973578 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59054A53973578.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref> 
| genus = Ambystoma
| species = bombypellum
| authority = ([[Edward Harrison Taylor|Taylor]], 1940)
}}

The '''delicate-skinned salamander''' ('''''Ambystoma bombypellum''''') is an extremely rare species of [[mole salamander]].

==Description==
The delicate-skinned salamander was first described by herpetologist [[Edward Harrison Taylor]] from a holotype found in 1939 near Rancho Guadalupe, 14&nbsp;km. east of San Martín in the north-western Asunción province in [[Mexico]].<ref>[http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/references.php?id=27159 Amphibian Species of the World - Ambystoma bombypellum]</ref>  It is until today the only habitat for this species. Introduced predatory fish and [[habitat destruction]] due to agriculture lead to a desiccation of the breeding ponds and to a severely decline of the population. It is a small terrestrial species of about 14.2&nbsp;cm, with a brown dorsal coloration and a lighter underbelly. The head is flattened. Fingers and toes are unwebbed.

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[[Category:Mole salamanders]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 1940]]


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