Isthmura
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| Isthmura | |
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| Isthmura bellii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemidactyliinae |
| Genus: | Isthmura Dubois and Raffaelli, 2012 |
| Type species | |
| Spelerpes belli Gray, 1850 | |
| Species | |
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7 species (see text) | |
Isthmura is a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae. They are endemic to Mexico.[1] The genus, which corresponds to the former "Pseudoeurycea bellii species group" and was first described as a subgenus of Pseudoeurycea, was raised to full generic level in 2015 in order to preserve Ixalotriton and Bolitoglossa while avoiding paraphyly of Pseudoeurycea.[2][3]