Cryptotriton
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| Cryptotriton | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Cryptotriton García-París & Wake, 2000 |
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Cryptotriton or Hidden Salamanders is a genus of salamander in the Plethodontidae family, endemic to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala.
[edit] Species
The following seven species are included in this genus:
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
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| Cryptotriton adelos Papenfuss & Wake, 1987 |
Sierra Juarez Hidden Salamander |
| Cryptotriton alvarezdeltoroi Papenfuss & Wake, 1987 |
Alvarez del Toro's Hidden Salamander |
| Cryptotriton monzoni Campbell & Smith, 1998 |
Monzon's Hidden Salamander |
| Cryptotriton nasalis Dunn, 1924 |
Cortez' Hidden Salamander |
| Cryptotriton sierraminensis Vasquez-Almazan, Rovito, Good & Wake, 2009 |
Sierra de las Minas Hidden Salamander |
| Cryptotriton veraepacis Lynch & Wake, 1978 |
Baja Verepaz' Salamander |
| Cryptotriton wakei Campbell & Smith, 1998 |
Wake's Hidden Salamander |
[edit] External links
- Frost, Darrel R. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Cryptotriton. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: July 31, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Cryptotriton. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: July 31, 2008).
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