Jemez Mountains salamander

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Jemez Mountains salamander
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Plethodon
Species:
P. neomexicanus
Binomial name
Plethodon neomexicanus
Stebbins & Riemer, 1950
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The Jemez Mountains salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to New Mexico in the United States. [1] Its natural habitat is temperate forest. It is threatened by habitat loss, is experiencing a rapid decline, [4] and was placed on the IUCN Red List in 2013. [5]

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Endangered habitat

Map of the endangered habitat

Media

Image of a Jemez Mountains Salamander

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Plethodon neomexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T17626A118974394. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Jemez Mountains salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  3. ↑ 78 FR 9876
  4. ↑ "Jemez Salamander Study - The Nature Conservancy".
  5. ↑ "Jemez Mountain salamander placed on endangered species list". The Santa Fe New Mexican. 10 September 2013.


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