Pseudoeurycea aurantia Canseco-Márquez & Parra-Olea, 2003
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.
Salamander Pseudoeurycea aurantia from Peña Verde, Oaxaca, Mexico
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Open encyclopedia reference
Pseudoeurycea aurantia, commonly known as Peña Verde salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Oaxaca, Mexico and only known from its type locality near Peña Verde, which is the northernmost high peak in the Sierra de Juárez.
Wikipedia contributors, Pseudoeurycea aurantia; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:11:59.310317+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudoeurycea aurantia Canseco-Márquez & Parra-Olea, 2003
- Name authority
- Canseco-Márquez & Parra-Olea, 2003
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Genus
- Pseudoeurycea
- 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
- genusPseudoeurycea Taylor, 1944
- speciesPseudoeurycea aurantia Canseco-Márquez & Parra-Olea, 2003
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudoeurycea. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl Adler, 1996 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudoeurycea cochranae (Taylor, 1943) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudoeurycea conanti Bogert, 1967 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudoeurycea goebeli (Schmidt, 1936) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudoeurycea juarezi Regal, 1966 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudoeurycea kuautli Campbell, Brodie, Blancas-Hernández & Smith, 2013 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudoeurycea lineola (Cope, 1865) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudoeurycea mixteca Canseco-Márquez & Gutiérrez-Mayén, 2005 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudoeurycea obesa Parra-Olea, García-París, Hanken & Wake, 2005 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudoeurycea orchileucos (Brodie, Mendelson & Campbell, 2002) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudoeurycea papenfussi Parra-Olea, García-París, Hanken & Wake, 2005 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudoeurycea smithi (Taylor, 1939) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=668329 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:4NWQQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.