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Dendrotriton rabbi

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Dendrotriton rabbi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Dendrotriton
Species:
D. rabbi
Binomial name
Dendrotriton rabbi
(Lynch and Wake, 1975)
Synonyms

Chiropterotriton rabbi Lynch and Wake, 1975

Dendrotriton rabbi (common name: Guatemalan bromeliad salamander) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.[2] It is endemic to Guatemala where it is known from the Montañas de Cuilco, near the Mexican border. Its range might extend to Mexico. Its natural habitat is forest at the subtropical-temperate forest transition zone. It occurs in bromeliads or under bark on tree stumps and logs. This species is threatened by habitat loss (forest clearance).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Template:IUCN
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Dendrotriton rabbi (Lynch and Wake, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 July 2015.