Cuetzalan salamander
| Cuetzalan salamander | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemidactyliinae |
| Genus: | Aquiloeurycea |
| Species: | A. quetzalanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aquiloeurycea quetzalanensis (Parra-Olea, Canseco-Márquez, and García-París, 2004) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pseudoeurycea quetzalanensis Parra-Olea, Canseco-Márquez, and García-París, 2004[2] | |
The Cuetzalan salamander (Aquiloeurycea quetzalanensis, formerly Pseudoeurycea quetzalanensis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre Oriental in Puebla, Mexico.[1][3] Its specific name refers to its type locality, Cuetzalan del Progreso.[3] Its natural habitat is cloud forest, but it also occurs in coffee groves. It has been found in a range of micro-habitats, such as under moss in rock walls, under stones, inside and under rotten logs, and in leaf axils. It might be threatened by habitat loss caused by human settlements and tourist development.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 David Wake, Gabriela Parra-Olea, Mario García-París (2008). "Pseudoeurycea quetzalanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T61911A12570955. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ Parra-Olea, G., L. Canseco-Márquez, and M. García-París. 2004. "A morphologically distinct new species of Pseudoeurycea (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from the Sierra Madre Oriental of Puebla, Mexico" (PDF). Herpetologica. 60: 478–484.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Aquiloeurycea quetzalanensis (Parra-Olea, Canseco-Márquez, and García-París, 2004)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
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