Aquiloeurycea scandens (until recently, Pseudoeurycea scandens; common name: Tamaulipas false brook salamander) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from the El Cielo Biosphere in southern Tamaulipas. There are also reports from San Luis Potosí and Coahuila, but these may well refer to other, as yet unnamed species.