Mexican slender salamander

(Pseudoeurycea lineola)

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Description

Pseudoeurycea lineola (common names: Veracruz worm salamander,Mexican slender salamander) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.It is endemic to the Sierra Madre Oriental near Cuautlapan,in the east-central Veracruz,Mexico,at elevations of 800–1,250 m (2,620–4,100 ft) above sea level.Molecular evidence suggests that it consists of two distinct species.It was the type species of genus Lineatriton.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Amphibia
Order:Caudata
Family:Plethodontidae
Genus:Pseudoeurycea
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