Pseudoeurycea werleri

Pseudoeurycea werleri is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. Its common name is Werler's false brook salamander or simply Werler's salamander. It is endemic to the Sierra de los Tuxtlas range in southern Veracruz state, Mexico.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical rainforests and cloud forests where it lives in moss mats. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by subsistence agriculture, logging, and human settlement.[1]

Pseudoeurycea werleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Pseudoeurycea
Species:
P. werleri
Binomial name
Pseudoeurycea werleri
Darling & Smith, 1954

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Pseudoeurycea werleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59402A53985003. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59402A53985003.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Pseudoeurycea werleri Darling and Smith, 1954". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 December 2014.


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