Pseudoeurycea tenchalli, commonly known as the bearded salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Cerro Teotepec (Sierra Madre del Sur) in Guerrero state, Mexico.[2]
| Pseudoeurycea tenchalli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoeurycea |
| Species: | P. tenchalli
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoeurycea tenchalli Adler, 1996
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Pseudoeurycea tenchalli is terrestrial salamander that lives in pine–oak forests (altitude about 2,650 m (8,690 ft) asl), hiding in logs and other debris. There is some logging in its remote but small distribution area that constitutes a threat to this little-known species.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudoeurycea tenchalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59398A53984506. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59398A53984506.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pseudoeurycea tenchalli Adler, 1996". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
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