Cuetzalan salamander

The Cuetzalan salamander (Aquiloeurycea quetzalanensis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre Oriental in Puebla, Mexico.[1][3] Its specific name refers to its type locality, Cuetzalan del Progreso.[3] Its natural habitat is cloud forest, but it also occurs in coffee groves. It has been found in a range of micro-habitats, such as under moss in rock walls, under stones, inside and under rotten logs, and in leaf axils. It might be threatened by habitat loss caused by human settlements and tourist development.[1]

Cuetzalan salamander

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Aquiloeurycea
Species:
A. quetzalanensis
Binomial name
Aquiloeurycea quetzalanensis
(Parra-Olea, Canseco-Márquez, and García-París, 2004)
Synonyms
  • Pseudoeurycea quetzalanensis Parra-Olea, Canseco-Márquez, and García-París, 2004[2]

References
  1. David Wake, Gabriela Parra-Olea, Mario García-París (2008). "Pseudoeurycea quetzalanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T61911A12570955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T61911A12570955.en.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Parra-Olea, G., L. Canseco-Márquez, and M. García-París. 2004. (2004). "A morphologically distinct new species of Pseudoeurycea (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from the Sierra Madre Oriental of Puebla, Mexico" (PDF). Herpetologica. 60 (4): 478–484. doi:10.1655/03-76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-16.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Aquiloeurycea quetzalanensis (Parra-Olea, Canseco-Márquez, and García-París, 2004)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 May 2016.


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