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Aquiloeurycea scandens

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Species of amphibian

Aquiloeurycea scandens
At El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Aquiloeurycea
Species: A. scandens
Binomial name
Aquiloeurycea scandens
(Walker, 1955)
Synonyms
  • Pseudoeurycea scandens Walker, 1955

Aquiloeurycea scandens, commonly known as the Tamaulipan false brook salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve in southern Tamaulipas. There are also reports from San Luis Potosí and Coahuila, but these may well refer to other, as yet unnamed species.

Its natural habitat is caves. Within the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve its habitat is well protected. It was once fairly common, but has not been seen after mid-1980s. Whether this reflects a genuine decline or low survey effort is not known.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Aquiloeurycea scandens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59396A53984265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59396A53984265.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Walker, C. F. (1955). "A new salamander of the genus Pseudoeurycea from Tamaulipas" (PDF). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. 567: 1–8.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Aquiloeurycea scandens (Walker, 1955)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Aquiloeurycea scandens
Pseudoeurycea scandens


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