Biology:Cuetzalan salamander

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Cuetzalan salamander
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Aquiloeurycea
Species:
A. quetzalanensis
Binomial name
Aquiloeurycea quetzalanensis
(Parra-Olea, Canseco-Márquez, and García-París, 2004)
Synonyms
  • Pseudoeurycea quetzalanensis Parra-Olea, Canseco-Márquez, and García-París, 2004[2]

The Cuetzalan salamander (Aquiloeurycea quetzalanensis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre Oriental in Puebla, Mexico.[1][3] Its specific name refers to its type locality, Cuetzalan del Progreso.[3] Its natural habitat is cloud forest, but it also occurs in coffee groves. It has been found in a range of micro-habitats, such as under moss in rock walls, under stones, inside and under rotten logs, and in leaf axils. It might be threatened by habitat loss caused by human settlements and tourist development.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q28056197 entry