Pseudoeurycea brunnata

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Pseudoeurycea brunnata
Status iucn3.1 CR.svg
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Pseudoeurycea
Species:
P. brunnata
Binomial name
Pseudoeurycea brunnata
Bumzahem & Smith, 1955

Pseudoeurycea brunnata is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It was formerly only found in a few disjunct populations in Guatemala and southern Mexico. [1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is considered a critically endangered species because population numbers have declined by more than 80% over the last 10 years. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudoeurycea brunnata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T59372A53981532. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59372A53981532.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.