| Southern Giant Salamander | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoeurycea |
| Species: | P. maxima |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoeurycea maxima Parra-Olea, García-París, Papenfuss & Wake, 2005 |
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The Southern Giant Salamander or Salamandra Gigante De Putla (Pseudoeurycea maxima) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to Mexico.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, plantations , rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.