Eurycea subfluvicola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Eurycea |
Species: | E. subfluvicola |
Binomial name | |
Eurycea subfluvicola Bonett, 2014 |
Eurycea subfluvicola, commonly known as the Ouachita streambed salamander, is a species of salamanders found within the Slunger creek valley in Lake Catherine State Park, Arkansas. The species is paedomorphic. The species' scientific name derives from "sub" (below), "fluvius" (stream), and "colo" (to dwell).
References
- ^ Steffen, Michael A.; Irwin, Kelly J.; Blair, Andrea L.; Bonett, Ronald M. (2014-03-26). "Larval masquerade: a new species of paedomorphic salamander (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Eurycea ) from the Ouachita Mountains of North America | STEFFEN | Zootaxa". Zootaxa. 3786 (4): 423–42. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3786.4.2. PMID 24869544.
- "Univ. of Tulsa researchers find new species of salamander". THV11.com. April 15, 2014.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Eurycea subfluvicola |
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