Pseudoeurycea mixcoatl

Taxobox
name = Tlaconete


status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Caudata
familia = Plethodontidae
genus = "Pseudoeurycea"
species = "P. mixcoatl"
binomial = "Pseudoeurycea mixcoatl"
binomial_authority = Adler, 1996
synonyms = The Tlaconete ("Pseudoeurycea mixcoatl") is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family.It is endemic to Mexico.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.

The species' specific descriptor is named after Mixcoatl, a pre-Columbian deity figure among a number of central Mexican cultures such as the Otomi and Nahua. The Classical Nahuatl word "mixcōātl" has the meaning of "cloud serpent".

References

* Parra Olea, G. & Wake, D. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/59387/all Pseudoeurycea mixcoatl] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.