Biology:Aquiloeurycea cephalica

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Short description: Species of salamander

Aquiloeurycea cephalica
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Aquiloeurycea
Species:
A. cephalica
Binomial name
Aquiloeurycea cephalica
(Cope, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Spelerpes cephalicus Cope, 1865
  • Pseudoeurycea cephalica (Cope, 1865)

Aquiloeurycea cephalica is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to central Mexico.[1][2] It is a species complex.[2]

Aquiloeurycea cephalica are found in pine, pine-oak, fir, and cloud forests, and in the upper extent of lowland forest. They are commonly encountered beneath rocks, logs and other debris on the ground. The species tolerates some habitat change and occurs in forest edges, rural gardens, and small patches of forest in urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Chunky False Brook Salamander (Aquiloeurycea cephalica), El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Municipality of Gómez Farías, Tamaulipas, Mexico (12 August 2004).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Aquiloeurycea cephalica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T59373A53990250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59373A53990250.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59373/53990250. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Aquiloeurycea Rovito, Parra-Olea, Recuero, and Wake, 2015". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia123/index.php//Amphibia/Caudata/Plethodontidae/Hemidactyliinae/Aquiloeurycea. 
Aquiloeurycea cephalica

Wikidata ☰ Q28053860 entry