Aquiloeurycea scandens, commonly known as the Tamaulipan false brook salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve in southern Tamaulipas.[1][3] There are also reports from San Luis Potosí and Coahuila, but these may well refer to other, as yet unnamed species.[3]
| Aquiloeurycea scandens | |
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| At El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Aquiloeurycea |
| Species: | A. scandens
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| Binomial name | |
| Aquiloeurycea scandens (Walker, 1955)
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Its natural habitat is caves. Within the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve its habitat is well protected. It was once fairly common, but has not been seen after mid-1980s. Whether this reflects a genuine decline or low survey effort is not known.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Aquiloeurycea scandens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59396A53984265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59396A53984265.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Walker, C. F. (1955). "A new salamander of the genus Pseudoeurycea from Tamaulipas" (PDF). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. 567: 1–8.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Aquiloeurycea scandens (Walker, 1955)". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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