Patch-nosed Salamander
Urspelerpes brucei
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Amphibians
Urspelerpes is a monotypic genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae. It is represented by a single species, the patch-nosed salamander, a lungless miniature salamander found in streams of Georgia and South Carolina, United States. Discovered in 2007, It marks the first discovery of an endemic amphibian genus from the United States since the Red Hills salamander (Phaeognathus) in 1961. This species is also one of only a few plethodontids requiring a new genus description in 50 years.
Classification
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Genus
- Urspelerpes