Biology:Oklahoma salamander

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Oklahoma salamander
Eurycea tynerensis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Eurycea
Species:
E. tynerensis
Binomial name
Eurycea tynerensis
Moore & Hughes, 1939

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.

Parasites

As most animals, the Oklahoma salamander harbours several species of parasites. Among them, the polystomatid monogenean Sphyranura euryceae is a parasite of the gills of the adult salamander.[2]

References

  1. Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Eurycea tynerensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T59277A11908828. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59277A11908828.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59277/11908828. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Leeming, Samuel J.; Hahn, Christoph; Koblmüller, Stephan; McAllister, Chris T.; Vanhove, Maarten P. M.; Kmentová, Nikol (2023). "Amended diagnosis, mitochondrial genome, and phylogenetic position of Sphyranura euryceae (Neodermata, Monogenea, Polystomatidae), a parasite of the Oklahoma salamander". Parasite 30: 27. doi:10.1051/parasite/2023025.  open access

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1594251 entry