Hillis's dwarf salamander
Hillis's dwarf salamander (Eurycea hillisi) is a species of salamander endemic to the southern United States.[2][1][3]
| Hillis's dwarf salamander | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Eurycea |
| Species: | E. hillisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurycea hillisi Wray, Means, and Steppan, 2017 | |
Taxonomy
It was previously thought to be a population of the southeastern dwarf salamander (E. quadridigitata) but a 2017 study found it to be a distinct species based on genetic evidence, and described it as E. hillisi. It is named in honor of American evolutionary biologist David Hillis. It is unlikely that any previous studies had analyzed populations of this species.[4]
Distribution
It is found throughout the southern half of Alabama outside of the Mobile Bay region, and ranges east into mid-central Georgia and south to the central Florida Panhandle.[3]
References
- "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- "Eurycea hillisi Wray, Means, and Steppan, 2017 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- "AmphibiaWeb - Eurycea hillisi". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- Wray, Kenneth P.; Means, D. Bruce; Steppan, Scott J. (December 2017). "Revision of the Eurycea quadridigitata (Holbrook 1842) Complex of Dwarf Salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Hemidactyliinae) with a Description of Two New Species". Herpetological Monographs. 31 (1): 18–46. doi:10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00011. ISSN 0733-1347. S2CID 90138747.
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