Aquiloeurycea scandens | |
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At El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Aquiloeurycea |
Species: | A. scandens
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Binomial name | |
Aquiloeurycea scandens (
Walker, 1955)
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Synonyms | |
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Aquiloeurycea scandens, commonly known as the Tamaulipan false brook salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve in southern Tamaulipas. [1] [3] There are also reports from San Luis Potosí and Coahuila, but these may well refer to other, as yet unnamed species. [3]
Its natural habitat is caves. Within the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve its habitat is well protected. It was once fairly common, but has not been seen after mid-1980s. Whether this reflects a genuine decline or low survey effort is not known. [1]
Aquiloeurycea scandens | |
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At El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Aquiloeurycea |
Species: | A. scandens
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Binomial name | |
Aquiloeurycea scandens (
Walker, 1955)
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Synonyms | |
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Aquiloeurycea scandens, commonly known as the Tamaulipan false brook salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve in southern Tamaulipas. [1] [3] There are also reports from San Luis Potosí and Coahuila, but these may well refer to other, as yet unnamed species. [3]
Its natural habitat is caves. Within the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve its habitat is well protected. It was once fairly common, but has not been seen after mid-1980s. Whether this reflects a genuine decline or low survey effort is not known. [1]