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Pseudoeurycea leprosa

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA CAUDATA PLETHODONTIDAE

Scientific Name: Pseudoeurycea leprosa
Species Authority: (Cope, 1869)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v) ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat, and in the number of mature individuals on the Mexican Plateau.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species ranges from eastern Puebla and western Veracruz to Plaxcala, Estado de Mexico and Distrito Federal, Mexico. There is an isolated population in northern Hidalgo. Its altitudinal range is 2,500-3,200m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Mexico
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Population [top]

Population: It used to be the commonest salamander on the Mexican Plateau. It is still present, but is far less abundant, although not uncommon.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It lives at high elevations in pine and pine-oak forests. It is terrestrial, and can withstand only limited disturbance to its habitat. It breeds by direct development and is not dependent upon water.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Its habitat is threatened by agriculture, forestry, and human settlement, as well as touristic activities within national parks.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It occurs in several protected areas, including Parque Nacional Cumbres del Ajusco, though many of these are in need of improved management for the benefit of biodiversity conservation. This species is listed as "Threatened" (Amenazada) by the Mexican government.
Citation: Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake 2004. Pseudoeurycea leprosa. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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