Oklahoma salamander

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Oklahoma salamander
Eurycea tynerensis.jpg
Status TNC G3.svg
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Eurycea
Species:
E. tynerensis
Binomial name
Eurycea tynerensis
Moore & Hughes, 1939

The Oklahoma salamander (Eurycea tynerensis) is a salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to the United States. The species was first described by George A. Moore and R. Chester Hughes in 1939. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Parasites

As most animals, the Oklahoma salamander harbours several species of parasites. Among them, the polystomatid monogenean Sphyranura euryceae is a parasite of the gills of the adult salamander. [3]

References

  1. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Eurycea tynerensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023: e.T59277A118991741. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T59277A118991741.en . Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  2. ↑ NatureServe. "Eurycea tynerensis". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Leeming, Samuel J.; Hahn, Christoph; Koblmüller, Stephan; McAllister, Chris T.; Vanhove, Maarten P. M.; Kmentová, Nikol (2023). "Amended diagnosis, mitochondrial genome, and phylogenetic position of Sphyranura euryceae (Neodermata, Monogenea, Polystomatidae), a parasite of the Oklahoma salamander". Parasite. 30: 27. doi:10.1051/parasite/2023025. PMC   10324467 . Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg


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