Pseudoeurycea lynchi
| Pseudoeurycea lynchi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoeurycea |
| Species: | P. lynchi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoeurycea lynchi Parra-Olea, Papenfuss & Wake, 2001 | |
Pseudoeurycea lynchi is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the central Sierra Madre Oriental in Veracruz and Puebla states, Mexico. Its common name is Veracruz green salamander.[2]
This terrestrial salamander has direct development. Its natural habitats are cloud forests. It can be found in decaying wood, under bark of logs, under moss, and under pine logs, but it is often found off the ground. It can survive in degraded forest and rural gardens too.[1]
Despite being adaptable to some habitat degradation, extensive forest loss caused by agriculture, logging, and mining is threatening this species.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake, Jean Raffaelli, Mario García-París (2008). "Pseudoeurycea lynchi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pseudoeurycea lynchi Parra-Olea, Papenfuss, and Wake, 2001". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
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