Pseudoeurycea melanomolga
| Pseudoeurycea melanomolga | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoeurycea |
| Species: | P. melanomolga
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoeurycea melanomolga (Taylor, 1941)
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| Synonyms | |
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Bolitoglossa melanomolga Taylor, 1941[2] | |
Pseudoeurycea melanomolga (common names: black false brook salamander, 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 and Teziutlán in northeast Puebla, at elevations of 2,400–4,000 m (7,900–13,100 ft) above sea level.[1][3]
Natural habitats of the species are pine forests and bunch grass above the tree line. It is a terrestrial species typically found under rocks and logs on moist soils. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging, agriculture, and human settlement.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Pseudoeurycea melanomolga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T59386A11914004. 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter|authors=(help) - ^ Taylor, E. H. (1941). "Two new species of Mexican plethodontid salamanders". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 54: 81–86.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Pseudoeurycea melanomolga (Taylor, 1941)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
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