Isthmura naucampatepetl

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Hemidactyliinae
Genus: Isthmura
Species: Isthmura naucampatepetl

Name

Isthmura naucampatepetl (Parra-Olea, Papenfuss & Wake, 2001)

• Holotype: MVZ 158941, adult ♂, collected by T.J. Papenfuss in 24 October 1981.
• Type locality: “roadside bank along the road to las Lajas Microwave Station, 15 km (by rd) S Highway 140 from las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico (19°35.5′ N, 97°05.7′ W, 3000 m elevation)”.

Combinations

• Pseudoeurycea naucampatepetl Parra-Olea, Papenfuss & Wake, 2001: 4 [original combination]
• Pseudoeurycea (Isthmura) naucampatepetl — Dubois & Raffaëlli, 2012: 142 [subsequent combination]
• Isthmura naucampateptl — Rovito, Parra-Olea, Recuero & Wake, 2015: 185 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Parra-Olea, G., Papenfuss, T.J. & Wake, D.B. 2001. New Species of Lungless Salamanders of the Genus Pseudoeurycea (Amphibia: Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Veracruz, Mexico. Scientific Papers. Natural History Museum, The University of Kansas 20: 1–9. BHL Reference page. 
• Dubois, A. & Raffaëlli, J. 2012. A new ergotaxonomy of the order Urodela Duméril, 1805 (Amphibia, Batrachia). Alytes 28(3–4): 77–161. ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Rovito, S.M., Vázquez-Almazán, C.R., Papenfuss, T.J., Parra-Olea, G. & Wake, D.B. 2015. Biogeography and evolution of Central American cloud forest salamanders (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Cryptotriton), with the description of a new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 175(1): 150–166. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12268 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2020. IUCN: Isthmura naucampatepetl  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T59389A161034955. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59389A161034955.en. Accessed on 23 August 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Cofre de Perote Salamander

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