Cuetzalan Salamander

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Cuetzalan Salamander
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Pseudoeurycea
Species: P. quetzalanensis
Binomial name
Pseudoeurycea quetzalanensis
Parra-Olea, Canseco-Márquez & García-París, 2004

The Cuetzalan Salamander or Salamandra De Cuetzalan (Pseudoeurycea quetzalanensis) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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