Jemez Mountains salamander

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]

Jemez Mountains salamander
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Plethodontinae
Genus: Plethodon
Species:
P. neomexicanus
Binomial name
Plethodon neomexicanus
Stebbins & Riemer, 1950

Endangered habitat

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Plethodon neomexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T17626A118974394. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  2. "Jemez Mountains salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  3. 78 FR 9876
  4. "Jemez Salamander Study - The Nature Conservancy".
  5. "Jemez Mountain salamander placed on endangered species list". The Santa Fe New Mexican.


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