Pseudoeurycea tlahcuiloh

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

Pseudoeurycea tlahcuiloh

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Pseudoeurycea
Species:
P. tlahcuiloh
Binomial name
Pseudoeurycea tlahcuiloh
Adler, 1996

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Gabriela Parra-Olea; David Wake; James Hanken (2008). "Pseudoeurycea tlahcuiloh". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T59400A11925659. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T59400A11925659.en. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

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