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Aquiloeurycea galeanae (Galeana False Brook Salamander)

Synonyms: Bolitoglossa galaenae; Bolitoglossa galeanae; Pseudoeurycea galeanae

Wikipedia Abstract

Aquiloeurycea galeanae (until recently, Pseudoeurycea galeanae; common name: Galeana false brook salamander) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Northeastern Mexico and known from southern Nuevo León near Galeana and Iturbide, at elevations of 1,800–2,800 m (5,900–9,200 ft) above sea level.
View Wikipedia Record: Aquiloeurycea galeanae

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Aquiloeurycea galeanae

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
8
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
43
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 16.5
EDGE Score: 3.56
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  3.799 inches (9.65 cm)
Litters / Year [1]  1

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests Mexico, United States Nearctic Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
Tamaulipan matorral Mexico Nearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands Mexico, United States No

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.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
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