Jemez Mountains salamander
Species of amphibian
Jemez Mountains salamander | |
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Conservation status | |
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Endangered (ESA)[2][3] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Subfamily: | Plethodontinae |
Genus: | Plethodon |
Species: | P. neomexicanus |
Binomial name | |
Plethodon neomexicanus Stebbins & Riemer, 1950 |
The Jemez Mountains salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to New Mexico in the United States.[1] Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss, is in rapid decline,[4] and was placed on the IUCN Red List in 2013.[5]
Endangered habitat
Map of the endangered habitat
References
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Plethodon neomexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T17626A118974394. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Jemez Mountains salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ 78 FR 9876
- ^ "Jemez Salamander Study - The Nature Conservancy".
- ^ "Jemez Mountain salamander placed on endangered species list". The Santa Fe New Mexican. 10 September 2013.
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