Biology:Arboreal splayfoot salamander

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Arboreal splayfoot salamander
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Chiropterotriton
Species:
C. arboreus
Binomial name
Chiropterotriton arboreus
(Taylor, 1941)
Synonyms[2]

Bolitoglossa arborea Taylor, 1941
Chiropterotriton arborea (Taylor, 1941)

The arboreal splayfoot salamander (Chiropterotriton arboreus), or arboreal flat-footed salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.[2] It is endemic to Mexico where it is only found near its type locality near Tianguistengo in Hidalgo state. Its natural habitats are humid pine-oak and cloud forests at elevations of 1,900–2,100 m (6,200–6,900 ft) above sea level. It lives in bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation and fragmentation).[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Chiropterotriton arboreus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T59221A53977787. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T59221A53977787.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59221/53977787. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Chiropterotriton arboreus (Taylor, 1941)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Caudata/Plethodontidae/Hemidactyliinae/Chiropterotriton/Chiropterotriton-arboreus. Retrieved 20 June 2017. 

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