Pseudoeurycea lineola

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	CAUDATA	PLETHODONTIDAE

Scientific Name:	Pseudoeurycea lineola
Species Authority:	(Cope, 1865)
Synonym/s:	Lineatriton lineolus (Cope, 1865) Pseudoeurycea lineolus (Cope, 1865)
Taxonomic Notes:	This genus is undergoing taxonomic revision (G. Parra-Olea and D. Wake pers. comm.). The species is genetically diverse and includes several evolutionarily significant units.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1ab(iii,v) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake, Jean Raffaelli, James Hanken, Mario García-París

Reviewer/s:

Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat, and in the number of mature individuals, in east-central Veracruz, Mexico.

History:

2004

–

Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in the Sierra Madre Oriental around Cuautlapan, in east-central Veracruz, Mexico, at 800-1,250m asl.
Countries:	Native: Mexico
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Population [top]

Population:	The species is uncommon, and is hard to find. It was recorded from two localities as recently as 2007.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The species inhabits pine-oak forest where it can be found beneath stones, logs and other debris, and in subterranean situations. It is somewhat adaptable, and can also survive in shaded coffee plantations, but it does not tolerate the opening up of the landscape (which leads to the drying out of its microhabitat). It is terrestrial and reproduces by direct development.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The habitat of this species is under threat from expanding agriculture and human settlements, and extraction of wood.

Major Threat(s):

The habitat of this species is under threat from expanding agriculture and human settlements, and extraction of wood.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It does not occur in any protected areas, making habitat protection for this species an urgent priority. It is protected by Mexican law under the "Special Protection" category (Pr).

Conservation Actions:

It does not occur in any protected areas, making habitat protection for this species an urgent priority. It is protected by Mexican law under the "Special Protection" category (Pr).

Citation:	Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake, Jean Raffaelli, James Hanken, Mario García-París 2008. Pseudoeurycea lineola. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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