Mount Lyell salamander
| Mount Lyell salamander | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Hydromantes |
| Species: | H. platycephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydromantes platycephalus (Camp, 1916) | |
The Mount Lyell salamander (Hydromantes platycephalus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, freshwater springs, rocky areas, and caves.
References
- ↑ Hammerson, G. (2004). "Hydromantes platycephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- Clark, H.O., Jr., and S.I. Hagen. 2008. Notes on a Mount Lyell Salamander observed near Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park, California. Sonoran Herpetologist 21:122-123.
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