Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl Adler, 1996
Cerro Teotepec false brook salamander
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1960's
Rediscovered in 2010
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Mexico
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Adler, K. (1996). The salamanders of Guerrero, Mexico, with descriptions of five new species of Pseudoeurycea (Caudata: Plethodontidae). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History of the University of Kansas [volume?]: 1-28.
Other references:
Lamoreux, J. F., McKnight, M. W., and Hernandez, R. Cabrera. (2015). Amphibian Alliance for Zero Extinction Sites in Chiapas and Oaxaca. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. xxiv + 320pp.
Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake, James Hanken. (2008). Pseudoeurycea ahuitzotl. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 17 February 2013.
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=364492&one=T
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/10330/pseudoeurycea-ahuitzotl
Cynops pyrrhogaster ssp. 'Atsumi'
Japanese fire-bellied newt
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered
Distribution
Atsumi Peninsula, Aichi Prefecture (southeastern), Chubu region, Honshū (central), Japan
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Shimada, Tomohiko, Maeda, Syota and Sakakibara, Masaki. (2016). A Morphological Study of Cynops pyrrhogaster from the Chita Peninsula: Rediscovery of the “Extinct” Atsumi Race Endemic to Peninsular Regions of Aichi Prefecture, Central Japan. Current Herpetology 35(1): 38-52. [Abstract]
Masataka Tagami, Chikako Horie, Toshimasa Kawai, Ai Sakabe and Tomohiko Shimada. (2015). The Mating Behavior of Cynops pyrrhogaster from Gifu and Aichi Prefectures, Central Japan, in Captivity. Current Herpetology 34(1): 12-18. [Abstract]
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/19234/cynops-pyrrhogaster-ssp-atsumi
Neurergus derjugini derjugini (Nesterov, 1916)
Kurdistan newt
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Rhithrotriton derjugini derjugini Nesterov, 1916 (original combination)
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in June 2013
Distribution
Iran (western)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Nestrov, P. V. (1916). Three new species of amphibian from Kurdistan. Ann. Mus. Zool. l’Acad. Sci. Petrograd 21: 1-30.
Other references:
Barabanov, A. V. and Litvinchuk, S. N. (2015). A New Record of the Kurdistan Newt (Neurergus derjugini) in Iran and Potential Distribution Modeling for the Species. Russian Journal of Herpetology 22(2): 107-115.
Bozorgi, Farnaz, Kiabi BH, Kami HG, Mohammadi R., Alizadeh K. (2015). Rediscovery of Neurergus derjugini derjugini Nesterov 1916 (Amphibia: Caudata: Salamandridae) in Western Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 22(2): 103-106.
Hendrix R. J., Fleck W., Schneider C., Schneider D., Geller A., Olgun A. K., and Steinfart S. (2014). First comprehensive insights into nuclear and mitochondrial DNA based population structure of Near East mountain brook newts (Salamandridae: genus Neurergus) suggest the resurrection of Neurergus derjugini. Amphibia–Reptilia 35(2): 173-187.
Khwarahm, Nabaz R. et al. (2021). Modeling the distribution of the Near Eastern fire salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata) and Kurdistan newt (Neurergus derjugini) under current and future climate conditions in Iraq. Ecological Informatics 63: 101309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2021.101309 [Abstract]
Mawloudi, Shahriar et al. (2019). Four New Localities for the Endangered Kurdistan Newt Neurergus derjugini (Nesterov, 1916) (Amphibia: Salamandridae) in Kermanshah Province, Western Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 26(4): 235-241.
Mawloudi, Shahriar et al. (2022). Two New Localities for Critically Endangered Kurdistan Newt, Neurergus derjugini Nesterov, 1916 (Caudata: Salamandridae) in Kurdistan Province, Western Iran and Problematic Taxonomic Status of this Species. Russian Journal of Herpetology 29(4): 191-198. https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2022-29-4-191-198
Najafimajd, E. and Kaya, U. (2010). A newly found locality of the critically endangered Yellow Spotted Newt Neurergus microspilotus (Nesterov, 1916), nourishes hope for its conservation (Salamandridae: Caudata). Zool. Middle East 51: 51-56.
Schneider, W. and Schneider, C. (2013). Fieldnotes on the distribution of Neurergus derjugini (Nesterov, 1916), Neurergus microspilotus (Nesterov, 1916), and Neurergus kaiseri Schmidt, 1952, in Iran (Caudata: Salamandridae. Herpetozoa 26(1-2): 27-38.
Zarei, Fatah et al. (2017). A new locality of the Kurdistan newt, Neurergus derjugini derjugini (Nesterov, 1916) (Urodela: Salamandridae) represents a large population in Iran: Implication for conservation. Herpetology Notes 10: 611-614.
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/19659/neurergus-derjugini
Oedipina paucidentata Brame, 1968
El Empalme worm salamander
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1952
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Costa Rica
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Brame, A. H. (1968). Systematics and evolution of the Mesoamerican salamander genus Oedipina. Journal of Herpetology 1968: 1-64.
Other references:
Federico Bolaños, Gerardo Chaves, David Wake, Jay Savage. (2004). Oedipina paucidentata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 17 February 2013.
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Thorius minydemus Hanken & Wake, 1998
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: c.1999.
Rediscovered since.
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution
Veracruz (central), Mexico
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hanken, J., and D. B. Wake. (1998). Biology of tiny animals: Systematics of the minute salamanders (Thorius: Plethodontidae) from Veracruz and Puebla, México, with descriptions of five new species. Copeia 1998: 312-345.
Other references:
Hanken, J. 1983. Genetic variation in a dwarfed lineage, the Mexican salamander genus Thorius (Amphibia: Plethodontidae): Taxonomic, ecologic, and evolutionary implications. Copeia 1983: 1051-1073.
Hanken, J. and Wake, D.B. 1998. Biology of tiny animals: systematics of the minute salamanders (Thorius: Plethodontidae) from Veracruz and Puebla, Mexico, with descriptions of five new species. Copeia: 312-345.
Parra-Olea, G., García-París, M. and Wake, D.B. 1999. Status of some populations of Mexican salamanders. Revista de Biologia Tropical: 217-223.
Parra-Olea, G., Papenfuss, T.J. and Wake, D.B. 2001. New species of lungless salamanders of the genus Pseudoeurycea (Amphibia: Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Veracruz, Mexico. Scientific papers of the Natural History Museum of the University of Kansas: 1-9.
Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake, James Hanken. 2008. Thorius minydemus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T59418A11936485. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T59418A11936485.en. Downloaded on 15 December 2015.
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/20208/thorius-minydemus