Isthmura

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Isthmura
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Isthmura bellii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
Genus: Isthmura
Dubois  [ fr ] and Raffaelli, 2012
Type species
Spelerpes belli
Gray, 1850
Species

7 species (see text)

Isthmura is a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae. They are endemic to Mexico. [1] The genus, which corresponds to the former "Pseudoeurycea bellii species group" and was first described as a subgenus of Pseudoeurycea , was raised to full generic level in 2015 in order to preserve Ixalotriton and Bolitoglossa while avoiding paraphyly of Pseudoeurycea. [2] [3]

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Description

Isthmura are large to very large salamanders, and the largest plethodontid salamanders in the Neotropics. They have robust, black bodies that usually have bold red, orange, or pink markings. The toes have slight webbing. The fifth toe is well-developed. [2] [4] They inhabit montane forests mostly above 2,000 m (6,600 ft), although Isthmura gigantea and Isthmura maxima have lower minimum altitude limits (respectively 1,000 and 750 m (3,280 and 2,460 ft)). [4]

Species

Isthmura contains the following species: [1] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Isthmura Dubois and Raffaelli, 2012". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 Rovito, Sean M.; Parra-Olea, Gabriela; Recuero, Ernesto & Wake, David B. (2015). "Diversification and biogeographical history of Neotropical plethodontid salamanders" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 175 (1): 167–188. doi: 10.1111/zoj.12271 .
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Pseudoeurycea Taylor, 1944". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. 1 2 Sandoval-Comte, Adriana; Pineda, Eduardo; Rovito, Sean M. & Luría-Manzano, Ricardo (2017). "A new species of Isthmura (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from the montane cloud forest of central Veracruz, Mexico". Zootaxa. 4277 (4): 573–582. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4277.4.7. PMID   30308632.
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