Biology:Atzalan golden salamander
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Short description: Species of salamander
| Atzalan golden 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. aureus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chiropterotriton aureus García-Castillo et al., 2018
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Chiropterotriton aureus, the Atzalan golden salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Chiconquiaco region of the Sierra Madre Oriental of Veracruz, Mexico. It has been found in a heavily degraded cloud forest habitat with large numbers of arboreal bromeliads over oak trees.[1][2]
References
- ↑ García-Castillo, Mirna G.; Soto-Pozos, Ángel F.; Aguilar-López, J. Luis; Pineda, Eduardo; Parra-Olea, Gabriela (2018). [Special_Section_37-54_e167_high_res.pdf "Two new species of Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from central Veracruz, Mexico"]. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 12 (2 [Special Section]): 37–54. http://amphibian-reptile-conservation.org/pdfs/Volume/Vol_12_no_2/ARC_12_2_[Special_Section]_37-54_e167_high_res.pdf.
- ↑ "AmphibiaWeb - Chiropterotriton aureus". https://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Chiropterotriton&where-species=aureus.
Wikidata ☰ Q60557397 entry
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