Biology:Pseudoeurycea cochranae

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Pseudoeurycea cochranae
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P. cochranae in Oaxaca, Mexico
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Pseudoeurycea
Species:
P. cochranae
Binomial name
Pseudoeurycea cochranae
(Taylor, 1943)

Pseudoeurycea cochranae is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur and Sierra Madre de Oaxaca of central and west-central Oaxaca, Mexico.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name cochranae honors Doris Mable Cochran, an American herpetologist.[3]

Habitat

Its natural habitats are pine and pine-oak forests at elevations of 2,200–2,700 m (7,200–8,900 ft) above sea level. It is a terrestrial salamander that hides under bark and in leaf-litter. It tolerates some degree of habitat disturbance and is sometimes found in rural gardens and selectively logged lots. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by extensive agricultural expansion, human settlements, and logging.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Pseudoeurycea cochranae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T59374A53981674. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59374A53981674.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59374/53981674. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Pseudoeurycea cochranae (Taylor, 1943)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Caudata/Plethodontidae/Hemidactyliinae/Pseudoeurycea/Pseudoeurycea-cochranae. Retrieved 19 November 2016. 
  3. Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. pp. 78. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT78. 

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