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Pygmy splayfoot salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Chiropterotriton
Species:
C. lavae
Binomial name
Chiropterotriton lavae
( Taylor, 1942) [2]
Synonyms
  • Bolitoglossa lavae Taylor, 1942

The pygmy splayfoot salamander (Chiropterotriton lavae), also known as the pygmy flat-footed salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the central-western Veracruz state, Mexico. [3] Its natural habitats are pine-oak and cloud forests at about 1,200 m (3,900 ft) altitude. It lives in bromeliads. It is threatened by severe habitat loss caused by logging and mining. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Chiropterotriton lavae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59226A53978402. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T59226A53978402.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Taylor, E. H. (1942). "New Caudata and Salientia from México". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 28: 295–323.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Chiropterotriton lavae (Taylor, 1942)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 January 2015.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Chiropterotriton lavae)

Pygmy splayfoot salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Chiropterotriton
Species:
C. lavae
Binomial name
Chiropterotriton lavae
( Taylor, 1942) [2]
Synonyms
  • Bolitoglossa lavae Taylor, 1942

The pygmy splayfoot salamander (Chiropterotriton lavae), also known as the pygmy flat-footed salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the central-western Veracruz state, Mexico. [3] Its natural habitats are pine-oak and cloud forests at about 1,200 m (3,900 ft) altitude. It lives in bromeliads. It is threatened by severe habitat loss caused by logging and mining. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Chiropterotriton lavae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59226A53978402. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T59226A53978402.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Taylor, E. H. (1942). "New Caudata and Salientia from México". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 28: 295–323.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Chiropterotriton lavae (Taylor, 1942)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 January 2015.



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