Pseudoeurycea juarezi

Last updated

Pseudoeurycea juarezi
Pseudoeurycea juarezi from Cerro Pelon, Sierra de Juarez, Oaxaca 1.jpg
Pseudoeurycea juarezi from Cerro Pelon, Sierra de Juarez, Oaxaca 2.jpg
Two color variants
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Pseudoeurycea
Species:
P. juarezi
Binomial name
Pseudoeurycea juarezi
Regal, 1966

Pseudoeurycea juarezi is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to Mexico. [1] [2]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

Phylogenetically, the species that are more closely related to P. juarezi are, in order of phylogenetic distance, P. saltator , P. aurantia , P. ruficauda , and P. jaguar . [3]

Related Research Articles

Pseudoeurycea lineola, commonly known as the Veracruz worm salamander or Mexican slender salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the eastern slope of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt near Cuautlapan, in the west-central Veracruz, Mexico, at elevations of 800–1,250 m (2,620–4,100 ft) above sea level. Molecular evidence suggests that it consists of two distinct species. It was the type species of genus Lineatriton.

Pseudoeurycea orchileucos, commonly known as the Sierra de Juárez worm salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Oaxaca, Mexico, where it is known from the northern slopes of Sierra de Juarez at elevations of 800–1,390 m (2,620–4,560 ft) above sea level.

Pseudoeurycea amuzga, which has been given the common name of Sierra de Malinaltepec salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and known only from Sierra de Malinaltepec, a part of Sierra Madre del Sur in the Guerrero state.

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. 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.

<i>Pseudoeurycea cochranae</i> Species of salamander

Pseudoeurycea cochranae is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur and Sierra Madre de Oaxaca of central and west-central Oaxaca, Mexico.

Pseudoeurycea conanti is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Oaxaca, Mexico.

Pseudoeurycea gadovii, commonly known as Gadow's false brook salamander or Gadow's salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and occurs on and near the volcanoes Pico de Orizaba and Cofre de Perote in central region of Veracruz as well as on the slopes of La Malinche on the Tlaxcala-Puebla border.

<i>Pseudoeurycea leprosa</i> Species of salamander

Pseudoeurycea leprosa is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to Mexico.

Pseudoeurycea melanomolga, commonly known as the black false brook salamander or black salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from the surroundings of the Cofre de Perote in west-central Veracruz as well as from two localities in the adjacent northeast Puebla.

Pseudoeurycea mixcoatl, commonly known as brown-streaked salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico. It is native to the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero state, around the towns of Asoleadero and Carrizal de Bravo. It occurs at elevations ranging between 2,200 and 2,600 meters elevation. Its current known extent of occurrence (EOO) is 50 km2.

<i>Pseudoeurycea mystax</i> Species of amphibian

Pseudoeurycea mystax is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and only known from the area of its type locality in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca near Ayutla, Oaxaca. Its common name is mustache false brook salamander or mustached false brook salamander. The specific name refers to the whitish protuberances on the lips that resemble a mustache in the frontal view of the male holotype.

The muscular salamander is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico.

<i>Pseudoeurycea ruficauda</i> Species of salamander

Pseudoeurycea ruficauda, also known as the orange-tailed agile salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Mazateca, a part of Sierra Madre de Oaxaca of Mexico. The specific name ruficauda derives from the Latin words rufous (=reddish) and cauda (=tail) and refers to the reddish orange tail of this salamander. P. jaguar is its closest relative.

<i>Pseudoeurycea saltator</i> Species of salamander

Pseudoeurycea saltator is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Oaxaca, Mexico, and only known from the northern slopes of the Sierra de Juarez above Vista Hermosa.

<i>Aquiloeurycea scandens</i> Species of amphibian

Aquiloeurycea scandens, commonly known as the Tamaulipan false brook salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve in southern Tamaulipas. There are also reports from San Luis Potosí and Coahuila, but these may well refer to other, as yet unnamed species.

Pseudoeurycea smithi, commonly known as Smith's false brook salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to certain mountainous regions of Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Pseudoeurycea tlahcuiloh, commonly known as the green-flecked salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico.

Pseudoeurycea unguidentis is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to northern Oaxaca, Mexico, where it is known from its type locality, Cerro San Felipe in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca, and some other mountains, although the identity of animals from these other locations is uncertain. Its common names are claw-toothed salamander, clawtooth false brook salamander, and clawtoed false brook salamander.

Pseudoeurycea werleri is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. Its common name is Werler's false brook salamander or simply Werler's salamander. It is endemic to the Sierra de los Tuxtlas range in southern Veracruz state, Mexico. Its natural habitats are tropical rainforests and cloud forests where it lives in moss mats. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by subsistence agriculture, logging, and human settlement.

<i>Pseudoeurycea jaguar</i> Species of salamander

Pseudoeurycea jaguar, or the jaguar salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Veracruz, Mexico.

References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudoeurycea juarezi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T59382A53982579. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59382A53982579.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Pseudoeurycea juarezi Regal, 1966". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001 . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. Cázares-Hernández, Erasmo; Jimeno-Sevilla, H. David; Rovito, Sean M.; López-Luna, Marco Antonio; Canseco-Márquez, Luis (2022-10-20). "A new arboreal Pseudoeurycea (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from the Sierra de Zongolica, Veracruz, Mexico". Vertebrate Zoology. 72: 937–950. doi: 10.3897/vz.72.e87275 . Retrieved 2022-10-20.