Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl, commonly known as the imperial salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and only known from its type locality, Cerro Teotepec (Sierra Madre del Sur) in Guerrero, at about 2,000 m (6,600 ft) asl.[1][2] It is known from open fir-pine-oak forest with bunchgrass. It seems to require fallen logs for hiding at the daytime.[1]
Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Pseudoeurycea |
Species: | P. ahuitzotl
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Binomial name | |
Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl Adler, 1996
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References
edit- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59365A53980645. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T59365A53980645.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl Adler, 1996". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 November 2015.