Nototriton saslaya
Appearance
Nototriton saslaya | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Nototriton |
Species: | N. saslaya
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Binomial name | |
Nototriton saslaya Köhler, 2002[2]
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Nototriton saslaya is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Nicaragua.[3] This species is known only from Cerro Sasalya and Cerro El Torro in Parque Nacional Saslaya, north-central Nicaragua.[1]
Its natural habitats are lower montane wet (cloud) forests. It is an arboreal species hiding in thick moss.
References
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "Nototriton saslaya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59301A54379058. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Köhler, G. (2002). "A new species of salamander of the genus Nototriton from Nicaragua (Amphibia: Caudata: Plethodontidae)" (PDF). Herpetologica. 58: 205–210. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2002)058[0205:ansoso]2.0.co;2.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nototriton saslaya Köhler, 2002". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 December 2014.