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Pseudoeurycea leprosa

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Pseudoeurycea leprosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Pseudoeurycea
Species:
P. leprosa
Binomial name
Pseudoeurycea leprosa
(Cope, 1869)

Pseudoeurycea leprosa is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to Mexico.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Pseudoeurycea leprosa exhibited extensive genetic divergence between its eastern and central populations due to habitat isolation.[2]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Pseudoeurycea leprosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59383A53982716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59383A53982716.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Parra‐Olea, Gabriela; Windfield, Juan Carlos; Velo‐Antón, Guillermo; Zamudio, Kelly R. (February 2012). "Isolation in habitat refugia promotes rapid diversification in a montane tropical salamander". Journal of Biogeography. 39 (2): 353–370. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02593.x. ISSN 0305-0270.