Common splayfoot salamander
| Common splayfoot salamander | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Chiropterotriton |
| Species: | C. chiropterus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chiropterotriton chiropterus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Spelerpes chiropterus Cope, 1863 | |
The common splayfoot salamander or common flat-footed salamander (Chiropterotriton chiropterus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Huatusco–Xalapa region of Veracruz, Mexico.[1][3] Several unnamed species might exist under this name.[3]
Its natural habitat is cloud forest where it occurs in bromeliads and moss. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation ).[1]
References
- ^ a b c Gabriela Parra-Olea; David Wake; James Hanken (2008). "Chiropterotriton chiropterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T59222A11901075. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ Cope, E. D. (1863). "On Trachycephalus, Scaphiopus and other Batrachia". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 15: 43–54.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Chiropterotriton chiropterus (Cope, 1863)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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