CR

Aquatic Salamander

Pseudoeurycea aquatica

Declining

Overview

A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.

Habitat

This species inhabits cool, humid cloud forests of central Mexico, specifically requiring pristine montane streams, seepages, and adjacent moss-covered rocky areas at elevations between 2,400-3,100 meters. The salamanders depend on consistently moist microhabitats within oak-pine forest fragments where fog and cloud cover maintain the high humidity levels essential for their cutaneous respiration.

Forest· majorForest - Subtropical/tropical moist montane· major

Conservation measures underway

Species recovery

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Honduran Lowland Worm SalamanderVU

Honduran Lowland Worm Salamander

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Kings River Slender SalamanderEN

Kings River Slender Salamander

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Unknown
Conant's Mushroomtongue SalamanderVU

Conant's Mushroomtongue Salamander

Bolitoglossa conanti

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VU

Pygmy Web-footed Salamander

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Stable

Threatened in Mexico

EN

Turbinicarpus horripilus

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CR

Turbinicarpus mandragora

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EN

Opuntia pachyrrhiza

Declining
EN

Arachnothryx tacanensis

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Aquatic Salamander classified as Critically Endangered?
Aquatic Salamander is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range, per the IUCN Red List assessment recorded in the SpeciesRadar database.
Where does Aquatic Salamander live?
Aquatic Salamander occurs in Mexico. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Aquatic Salamander?
The main threats to Aquatic Salamander are 1.1, 2.1, 8.1, and 9.4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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