Southern Giant Salamander

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Southern Giant Salamander
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Pseudoeurycea Species: P. maxima
Binomial name
Pseudoeurycea maxima Parra-Olea, García-París, Papenfuss & Wake, 2005

The Southern Giant Salamander or Salamandra Gigante De Putla (Pseudoeurycea maxima) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, plantations , rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.

[edit] Source

• Wake, D. 2006. Pseudoeurycea maxima. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.