Isthmura gigantea

Isthmura gigantea, commonly known as the giant false brook salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from the eastern margins Sierra Madre Oriental between north-eastern Hidalgo and northern Puebla and central Veracruz near Xalapa.[1][3]

Isthmura gigantea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Isthmura
Species:
I. gigantea
Binomial name
Isthmura gigantea
(Taylor, 1939)
Synonyms
  • Oedipus giganteus Taylor, 1939 "1938"[2]
  • Bolitoglossa gigantea (Taylor, 1939)
  • Pseudoeurycea gigantea (Taylor, 1939)

The natural habitat of this terrestrial species is the pine-oak/cloud forest interface at elevations of 1,000–2,000 m (3,300–6,600 ft) above sea level. It tolerates some habitat disturbance but is threatened from severe habitat loss from logging, mining, agriculture, and human settlement that is occurring within its range.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudoeurycea gigantea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59380A53982283.
  2. Taylor, E. H. (1938). "Concerning Mexican salamanders". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 25: 259–313. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.1703. — N.b. The actual publication year was 1939.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Isthmura gigantea (Taylor, 1939)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 May 2016.


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