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title: "Santa Cruz Black Salamander"
description: "Aneides niger — Anfíbios. The Santa Cruz black salamander (Aneides niger) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/santa-cruz-black-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Santa Cruz Black Salamander

> Aneides niger — Anfíbios. The Santa Cruz black salamander (Aneides niger) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Aneides niger*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 428
- Wikidata: [Q2849204](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2849204)
- iNaturalist taxon: [120714](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/120714)

## Names

- en: Santa Cruz Black Salamander
- es: Salamandra Negra de Santa Cruz

## Countries with the most observations

US (396)

## Summary

The Santa Cruz black salamander (Aneides niger) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the U.S. state of California.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_black_salamander

## Photo

![Santa Cruz Black Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/santa-cruz-black-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20033530

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/santa-cruz-black-salamander?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).