Aquiloeurycea cephalica

Aquiloeurycea cephalica is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to central Mexico.[1][2] It is a species complex.[2]

Aquiloeurycea cephalica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Aquiloeurycea
Species:
A. cephalica
Binomial name
Aquiloeurycea cephalica
(Cope, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Spelerpes cephalicus Cope, 1865
  • Pseudoeurycea cephalica (Cope, 1865)

Aquiloeurycea cephalica are found in pine, pine-oak, fir, and cloud forests, and in the upper extent of lowland forest. They are commonly encountered beneath rocks, logs and other debris on the ground. The species tolerates some habitat change and occurs in forest edges, rural gardens, and small patches of forest in urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Chunky False Brook Salamander (Aquiloeurycea cephalica), El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Municipality of Gómez Farías, Tamaulipas, Mexico (12 August 2004).

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Aquiloeurycea cephalica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59373A53990250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59373A53990250.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Aquiloeurycea Rovito, Parra-Olea, Recuero, and Wake, 2015". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
Aquiloeurycea cephalica


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