Pseudoeurycea papenfussi Parra-Olea, García-París, Hanken, and Wake, 2005
Pseudoeurycea papenfussi Parra-Olea, García-París, Hanken, and Wake, 2005, Copeia, 2005: 462. Holotype: IBUNAM 14198, by original designation. Type locality: "Mexico, Oaxaca, 52.3 km N of Guelatao along Mex. Hwy. 175, from the north slope of Cerro Pelón, (17° 34.75′ N, 96° 30.59′ W), 2800 m elevation".
English Names
Muscular Salamander (Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 640; Liner and Casas-Andreu, 2008, Herpetol. Circ., 38: 34).
Distribution
Pine forest at the highest elevations of the Sierra Juárez, from the vicinity of Cerro Pelón and Cerro Humo to Cerro Peña Verde and the Pápalo region in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, 2800-2900 m elevation.
Comment
Closely related to Pseudoeurycea smithi, according to the original publication. Raffaëlli, 2007, Les Urodèles du Monde: 214-215, provided a brief account and map, and considered it to be in the Pseudoeurycea gadovii group. See statement of geographic range, habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 640.
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