Western dwarf salamander
| Western dwarf salamander | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Eurycea |
| Species: | E. paludicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Eurycea paludicola (, 1947)
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The western dwarf salamander (Eurycea paludicola) is species of salamander native to the southern United States.[2][3][1]
Taxonomy[]
It was described in 1947 but later synonymized with the southeastern dwarf salamander (Eurycea quadridigitata). However, a 2017 study used . In addition, genetic studies indicate that it may be more closely related to the radiation of neotenic Eurycea of the Edwards Plateau in Texas than to the rest of the E. quadridigitata complex.[4][5]
Distribution[]
It ranges from southern Mississippi east through Louisiana to eastern Texas.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ "Eurycea paludicola (Mittleman, 1947) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Eurycea paludicola". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ Wray, Kenneth P.; Means, D. Bruce; Steppan, Scott J. (2017-12-01). "Revision of the Eurycea quadridigitata (Holbrook 1842) Complex of Dwarf Salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Hemidactyliinae) with a Description of Two New Species". Herpetological Monographs. 31 (1): 18–46. doi:10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00011. ISSN 0733-1347.
- ^ Wray, Kenneth P.; Steppan, Scott J. (2017). "Ecological opportunity, historical biogeography and diversification in a major lineage of salamanders". Journal of Biogeography. 44 (4): 797–809. doi:10.1111/jbi.12931. ISSN 1365-2699.
Categories:
- NatureServe secure species
- Eurycea
- Endemic fauna of the United States
- Amphibians of the United States
- Amphibians described in 1947
- Taxa named by Myron Budd Mittleman