Ridge tail salamander
| Pseudoeurycea obesa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoeurycea |
| Species: | P. obesa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoeurycea obesa Parra-Olea, García-París, Hanken & Wake, 2005 | |
The ridge tail salamander[1] or ridge-tailed salamander[2] (Spanish: salamandra de cola estriada; Pseudoeurycea obesa) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Oaxaca, Mexico, and only known from the area of its type locality.[2]
Its natural habitat is cloud forest. It is only known from a total of five individuals that were found under small rocks and schist slabs in roadside talus. This might indicate tolerance to habitat modification, but habitat loss (deforestation) occurring in the area is a threat to this species.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Hanken, J. & Wake, D. (2008). "Pseudoeurycea obesa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Pseudoeurycea obesa Parra-Olea, García-París, Hanken, and Wake, 2005". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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