Muscular salamander

Muscular Salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Pseudoeurycea
Species: P. papenfussi
Binomial name
Pseudoeurycea papenfussi
Parra-Olea, García-París, Hanken & Wake, 2005

The Muscular Salamander or Salamandra Escaladora (Pseudoeurycea papenfussi) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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