Aquiloeurycea is a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae. They are endemic to Mexico.[2] The genus corresponds to the former "Pseudoeurycea cephalica species group", which was established in order to preserve Ixalotriton and Bolitoglossa while avoiding paraphyly of Pseudoeurycea.[3]
| Aquiloeurycea | |
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| Aquiloeurycea scandens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemidactyliinae |
| Genus: | Aquiloeurycea Rovito, Parra-Olea, Recuero, and Wake, 2015[1] |
| Type species | |
| Spelerpes cephalicus Cope, 1869
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Species
editIt contains the following species:[2][4]
- Aquiloeurycea cafetalera (Parra-Olea, Rovito, Márquez-Valdelmar, Cruz, Murrieta-Galindo, and Wake, 2010)
- Aquiloeurycea cephalica (Cope, 1865)
- Aquiloeurycea galeanae (Taylor, 1941)
- Aquiloeurycea praecellens (Rabb, 1955)
- Aquiloeurycea quetzalanensis (Parra-Olea, Canseco-Márquez, and García-París, 2004)
- Aquiloeurycea scandens (Walker, 1955)
Gallery
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Chunky false brook salamander (Aquiloeurycea cephalica), El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Municipality of Gómez Farías, Tamaulipas, Mexico (12 August 2004). -
Galeana false brook salamander (Aquiloeurycea galeanae). Miquihuana, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 5 October 2008. W. L. Farr -
Tamaulipan false brook salamander (Aquiloeurycea scandens), El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Municipality of Gómez Farías, Tamaulipas, Mexico (25 May 2005).
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References
edit- ^ Rovito, Sean M.; Parra-Olea, Gabriela; Recuero, Ernesto; Wake, David B. (2015). "Diversification and biogeographical history of Neotropical plethodontid salamanders" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 175 (1): 167–188. doi:10.1111/zoj.12271.
- ^ a b 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. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Pseudoeurycea Taylor, 1944". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Plethodontidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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