Terrestrial splayfoot salamander
Appearance
Terrestrial splayfoot salamander | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Chiropterotriton |
Species: | C. terrestris
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Binomial name | |
Chiropterotriton terrestris | |
Synonyms | |
Bolitoglossa terrestris Taylor, 1941 |
The terrestrial splayfoot salamander or terrestrial flat-footed salamander (Chiropterotriton terrestris) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to eastern Hidalgo state, Mexico.[3] Its natural habitats are humid pine-oak and cloud forests. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation).[1]
References
- ^ a b Gabriela Parra-Olea; David Wake; Ted Papenfuss (2010). "Chiropterotriton terrestris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T59232A11903597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T59232A11903597.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ Taylor, E. H. (1941). "Herpetological miscellany, no. II". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 27: 105–139.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Chiropterotriton terrestris (Taylor, 1941)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 January 2015.