Kingdom Animalia Order Urodela Genus Pseudoeurycea Higher classification Pseudoeurycea | Phylum Chordata Family Plethodontidae Scientific name Pseudoeurycea aquatica Rank Species | |
Similar Pseudoeurycea, Amphibians, Salamander, Lungless salamander | ||
Pseudoeurycea aquatica is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and only known from its type locality near Totontepec Villa de Morelos, Oaxaca. Common name aquatic salamander has been coined for the species.
The natural habitat of Pseudoeurycea aquatica is cloud forest at about 2,100 m (6,900 ft) above sea level. It lives aquatically in streams, the only plethodontid salamander in Mesoamerica to do so. Sadly, it is only known from three specimens collected in 1978, and the original habitat has been completely destroyed. Subsequent searches have been unsuccessful, and the species is likely to be extinct.
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