Pseudoeurycea jaguar

Pseudoeurycea jaguar, or the jaguar salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Veracruz, Mexico.

Habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests of the Sierra de Zongolica in Veracruz. At its type locality, it was found in Cupressus forests.

Phylogenetics

It is genetically most similar to Pseudoeurycea ruficauda from the Sierra Mazateca of northern Oaxaca, southern Mexico. Both species belong to the Pseudoeurycea juarezi group, which also includes P. saltator and P. aurantia.