Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl
| Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoeurycea |
| Species: | P. ahuitzotl |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl Adler, 1996 | |
Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl (common name: imperial salamander, in Spanish tlaconete) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and only known from its type locality, Cerro Teotepec (Sierra Madre del Sur) in Guerrero, at about 2,000 m (6,600 ft) asl.[1][2] It is known from open fir-pine-oak forest with bunchgrass. It seems to require fallen logs for hiding at the daytime.[1]
The species might be extinct as it was last observed in the 1960s, despite later searches. Its habitat is threatened by logging and agriculture.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake, James Hanken (2008). "Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2008: e.T59365A11910137. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl Adler, 1996". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
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