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Pseudoeurycea goebeli (Schmidt, 1936)
Source-backed taxonomic record
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Pseudoeurycea goebeli is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.
It is found in Guatemala and Mexico.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. These salamanders live at an elevation of 2400–2900 meters in the cloud forest. Researchers have found that their mating and spermiogenesis do not depend on temporal changes like other salamanders in that area. Another unique fact about these specific salamanders is that even though they have mating opportunities throughout the year and they are active all year, they are seasonal egg-layers.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Pseudoeurycea goebeli; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:12:55.331389+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudoeurycea goebeli (Schmidt, 1936)
- Name authority
- (Schmidt, 1936)
- 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 goebeli (Schmidt, 1936)
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 aurantia Canseco-Márquez & Parra-Olea, 2003 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudoeurycea cochranae (Taylor, 1943) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pseudoeurycea conanti Bogert, 1967 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Oedipus goebeli Schmidt, 1936 Schmidt, 1936 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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=208461 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:4NWR7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.