Isthmura naucampatepetl

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Isthmura naucampatepetl

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Isthmura
Species:
I. naucampatepetl
Binomial name
Isthmura naucampatepetl
(Parra-Olea, Papenfuss, and Wake, 2001)
Synonyms

Pseudoeurycea naucampatepetl Parra-Olea, Papenfuss, and Wake, 2001

Isthmura naucampatepetl (until recently, Pseudoeurycea naucampatepetl; common name: Cofre de Perote salamander) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre Oriental in central Veracruz, Mexico, where it is known from between Cofre de Perote and Cerro Volcancillo.[1][2][3] Despite thorough surveys, it has not been observed for a long period and is feared extinct.[1][3]

Its natural habitat is pine-oak forests with abundant bunch grass. Extensive logging, farming, and expanding human settlements have led to loss of much of the original habitat, and the remaining habitat is very degraded.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Pseudoeurycea naucampatepetl". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T59389A11914996. 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Isthmura naucampatepetl (Parra-Olea, Papenfuss, and Wake, 2001)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Cofre de Perote Salamander (Pseudoeurycea naucampatepetl)". EDGE of Existence programme (Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered species). Zoological Society of London. Retrieved 23 May 2016.