Pseudoeurycea leprosa

Pseudoeurycea leprosa is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to Mexico. The species of Pseudoeurycea Leprosa are primarily distributed across Northern and central Mexico, with new species continually emerging that share genetic similarities with preexisting ones. Research scientist's discovered these similarities by analyzing the base pairs of various Pseudoeurycea species from different regions of Mexico.

Pseudoeurycea leprosa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Plethodontidae
Genus:	Pseudoeurycea
Species:	P. leprosa
Binomial name
Pseudoeurycea leprosa (Cope, 1869)

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Pseudoeurycea leprosa exhibited extensive genetic divergence between its eastern and central populations due to habitat isolation.^[2]