Isthmura gigantea, commonly known as the giant false brook salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from the eastern margins Sierra Madre Oriental between north-eastern Hidalgo and northern Puebla and central Veracruz near Xalapa.[1][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Isthmura |
| Species: | I. gigantea
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| Isthmura gigantea (Taylor, 1939)
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The natural habitat of this terrestrial species is the pine-oak/cloud forest interface at elevations of 1,000–2,000 m (3,300–6,600 ft) above sea level. It tolerates some habitat disturbance but is threatened from severe habitat loss from logging, mining, agriculture, and human settlement that is occurring within its range.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Isthmura gigantea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59380A53982283. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59380A53982283.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Taylor, E. H. (1938). "Concerning Mexican salamanders". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 25: 259–313. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.1703. — N.b. The actual publication year was 1939.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Isthmura gigantea (Taylor, 1939)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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