Pseudoeurycea mixcoatl

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Pseudoeurycea mixcoatl

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Pseudoeurycea
Species:
P. mixcoatl
Binomial name
Pseudoeurycea mixcoatl
Adler, 1996

Pseudoeurycea mixcoatl, commonly known as brown-streaked salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico.[2]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The species' specific descriptor is named after Mixcoatl, a pre-Columbian deity figure among a number of central Mexican cultures such as the Otomi and Nahua. The Classical Nahuatl word mixcōātl has the meaning of "cloud serpent".

References[]

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudoeurycea mixcoatl". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59387A53983218. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59387A53983218.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Pseudoeurycea mixcoatl Adler, 1996 | Amphibian Species of the World". research.amnh.org. Retrieved 2019-10-18.


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