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. 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.
  2. 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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