Isthmura gigantea (Taylor, 1939)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Isthmura gigantea - Giant False Brook Salamander in Veracruz, Mexico. Photo by Wouter Beukema. Original iNaturalist observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176735153
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Open encyclopedia reference
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.
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Isthmura gigantea; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:42:09.051487+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Isthmura gigantea (Taylor, 1939)
- Name authority
- (Taylor, 1939)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Genus
- Isthmura
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familyPlethodontidae Gray, 1850
- subfamilyHemidactyliinae Hallowell, 1856
- genusIsthmura Dubois & Raffaelli, 2012
- speciesIsthmura gigantea (Taylor, 1939)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Isthmura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Isthmura boneti (Alvarez & Martín, 1967) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Isthmura maxima (Parra-Olea, García-París, Papenfuss & Wake, 2005) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Isthmura sierraoccidentalis (Lowe, Jones & Wright, 1968) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Isthmura naucampatepetl (Parra-Olea, Papenfuss & Wake, 2001) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Isthmura bellii (Gray, 1850) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Isthmura corrugata Sandoval-Comte, Pineda-Arredondo, Rovito & Luría-Manzano, 2017 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Oedipus giganteus Taylor, 1939 Taylor, 1939 | synonym |
| Pseudoeurycea gigantea (Taylor, 1939) (Taylor, 1939) | synonym |
| Bolitoglossa gigantea (Taylor, 1939) (Taylor, 1939) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1100164 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3QD9S. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.