Aquiloeurycea scandens
Aquiloeurycea scandens | |
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At El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Aquiloeurycea |
Species: | A. scandens
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Binomial name | |
Aquiloeurycea scandens Walker, 1955
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Aquiloeurycea scandens, commonly known as the Tamaulipas false brook salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from the El Cielo Biosphere in southern Tamaulipas.[1][3] There are also reports from San Luis Potosí and Coahuila, but these may well refer to other, as yet unnamed species.[3]
Its natural habitat is caves. Within the El Cielo Biosphere its habitat is well protected. It was once fairly common, but has not been seen after mid-1980s. Whether this reflects a genuine decline or low survey effort is not known.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Aquiloeurycea scandens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59396A53984265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59396A53984265.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Walker, C. F. (1955). "A new salamander of the genus Pseudoeurycea from Tamaulipas" (PDF). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. 567: 1–8.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Aquiloeurycea scandens (Walker, 1955)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Aquiloeurycea
- Amphibians described in 1955
- Taxa named by Edmund Murton Walker
- Endemic fauna of Mexico
- Amphibians of Mexico
- Lungless salamander stubs