Ridge Tail Salamander

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Ridge Tail Salamander
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Pseudoeurycea
Species: P. obesa
Binomial name
Pseudoeurycea obesa
Parra-Olea, García-París, Hanken & Wake, 2005

The Ridge Tail Salamander or Salamandra De Cola Estriada (Pseudoeurycea obesa) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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