''Aquiloeurycea'' is a genus of

salamander Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All ten ...

s in the family

Plethodontidae Plethodontidae, or lungless salamanders, are a family of salamanders. Most species are native to the Western Hemisphere, from British Columbia to Brazil, although a few species are found in Sardinia, Europe south of the Alps, and South Korea. In ...

. They are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to Mexico. The genus corresponds to the former "''Pseudoeurycea cephalica'' species group", which was established in order to preserve '' Ixalotriton'' and ''

Bolitoglossa ''Bolitoglossa'' is a genus of lungless salamanders, also called mushroom-tongued salamanders, tropical climbing salamanders, or web-footed salamanders, in the family Plethodontidae. Their range is between northern Mexico through Central Americ ...

'' while avoiding

paraphyly In taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be paraphyletic ''with respect to'' the excluded subgroups. In co ...

of ''

Pseudoeurycea ''Pseudoeurycea'' is a genus of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. The members of this genus are commonly known as the false brook salamanders. They are found in Mexico and Guatemala. In order to preserve ''Ixalotriton'' and ''Bolitoglossa ...

''.

Species

It contains the following species:

Gallery

File:Aquiloeurycea cephalica, Chunky False Brook Salamander, Tamaulipas.jpg, Chunky false brook salamander (''Aquiloeurycea cephalica''), El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Municipality of Gómez Farías, Tamaulipas, Mexico (12 August 2004). File:Galeana false brook salamander (Aquiloeurycea galeanae). Miquihuana, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 5 October 2008. W. L. Farr.jpg, Galeana false brook salamander (''Aquiloeurycea galeanae''). Miquihuana, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 5 October 2008. W. L. Farr File:Aquiloeurycea scandens, Tamaulipan False Brook Salamander, Tamaulipas.jpg, Tamaulipan false brook salamander (''Aquiloeurycea scandens''), El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Municipality of Gómez Farías, Tamaulipas, Mexico (25 May 2005).

References

Amphibians of North America Endemic amphibians of Mexico Amphibian genera {{Plethodontidae-stub