Eurycea subfluvicola

Eurycea subfluvicola, commonly known as the Ouachita streambed salamander,[1] is a species of salamanders found within the Slunger creek valley in Lake Catherine State Park, Arkansas.[2] The species is paedomorphic.[1] The species' scientific name derives from "sub" (below), "fluvius" (stream), and "colo" (to dwell).[1]

Eurycea subfluvicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Eurycea
Species:
E. subfluvicola
Binomial name
Eurycea subfluvicola
Bonett, 2014[1]

References

  1. Steffen, Michael A.; Irwin, Kelly J.; Blair, Andrea L.; Bonett, Ronald M. (2014-03-26). "Larval masquerade: a new species of paedomorphic salamander (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Eurycea ) from the Ouachita Mountains of North America | STEFFEN | Zootaxa". Zootaxa. 3786 (4): 423–42. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3786.4.2. PMID 24869544.
  2. "Univ. of Tulsa researchers find new species of salamander". THV11.com. April 15, 2014.


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