Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Pseudoeurycea
Species:
P. ahuitzotl
Binomial name
Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl
Adler, 1996

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2020. Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T59365A53980645. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T59365A53980645.en. Downloaded on 07 June 2020.
  2. 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.


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