page_title: Aquiloeurycea galeanae
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Aquiloeurycea galeanae / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Class Amphibia, Order Caudata, Family Plethodontidae: Galeana false brook salamander (Aquiloeurycea galeanae) photographed in the municipality of Miquihuana, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 5 October 2008. William L. Farr
context_page_description: Aquiloeurycea galeanae, commonly known as the Galeana false brook salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to north-eastern Mexico and known from higher elevations in the Sierra Madre Oriental of southern Nuevo León as well as adjacent Coahuila and Tamaulipas.
context_section_description: Aquiloeurycea galeanae is a relatively large salamander. Two males in the type series measure 50–52 mm (2.0–2.0 in) and four females 66–70 mm (2.6–2.8 in) in snout–vent length (SVL). The tail is shorter than the body; the maximum SVL and total length are 75–135 mm (3.0–5.3 in), respectively. The head is relatively large and wider than the body. The eyes are moderately large. The digits are webbed at their base and have rounded pads at their tips. Skin is smooth. The body is slaty to purplish black. There are a few relatively large, irregular whitish lichen like spots, particularly on the tail, and smaller flecks of brown, tan, to dull red specks on the dorsum. The ventrum is slightly lighter than the dorsum. The tips of the digits are also lighter in color.
caption: Galeana false brook salamander (Aquiloeurycea galeanae) photographed in the municipality of Miquihuana, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 5 October 2008.
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