Oklahoma salamander
The Oklahoma salamander (Eurycea tynerensis) is a salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to the United States. The species was first described by George A. Moore and R. Chester Hughes in 1939. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rivers, and freshwater springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Eurycea |
| Species: | E. tynerensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurycea tynerensis Moore & Hughes, 1939 | |
Parasites
As most animals, the Oklahoma salamander harbours several species of parasites. Among them, the polystomatid monogenean Sphyranura euryceae is a parasite of the gills of the adult salamander.[2]
References
- Geoffrey Hammerson (2004). "Eurycea tynerensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59277A11908828. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59277A11908828.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Leeming, Samuel J.; Hahn, Christoph; Koblmüller, Stephan; McAllister, Chris T.; Vanhove, Maarten P. M.; Kmentová, Nikol (2023). "Amended diagnosis, mitochondrial genome, and phylogenetic position of Sphyranura euryceae (Neodermata, Monogenea, Polystomatidae), a parasite of the Oklahoma salamander". Parasite. 30: 27. doi:10.1051/parasite/2023025. PMC 10324467.
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