Oklahoma salamander
Oklahoma salamander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Eurycea |
Species: | E. tynerensis
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Binomial name | |
Eurycea tynerensis Moore & Hughes, 1939
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The Oklahoma salamander (Eurycea tynerensis) is a salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to the United States. The species was first described by George A. Moore and R. Chester Hughes in 1939. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Eurycea tynerensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59277A11908828. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59277A11908828.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Eurycea
- Endemic fauna of the United States
- Amphibians of the United States
- Endemic fauna of Arkansas
- Endemic fauna of Oklahoma
- Natural history of Missouri
- Amphibians described in 1939
- Lungless salamander stubs