Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Caudata > Plethodontidae > Pseudoeurycea > Pseudoeurycea orchimelas

Pseudoeurycea orchimelas (orchimelas false brook salamander)

Synonyms: Lineatriton orchimelas; Pseudoeurycea orchimela

Wikipedia Abstract

Pseudoeurycea orchimelas (common name: San Martin worm salamander) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Veracruz, Mexico, where it is known from the Sierra de los Tuxtlas at elevations of 100–1,300 m (330–4,270 ft) above sea level.
View Wikipedia Record: Pseudoeurycea orchimelas

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Pseudoeurycea orchimelas

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
8
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
65
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 16.5
EDGE Score: 4.94
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve 383315 Veracruz, Mexico    

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Los Tuxtlas Mexico      

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands Mexico, United States No
Mesoamerica Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama No

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0