Biology:Bigfoot splayfoot salamander
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Bigfoot splayfoot 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. magnipes
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| Chiropterotriton magnipes Rabb, 1965[2]
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The bigfoot splayfoot salamander (Chiropterotriton magnipes), also known as the big-footed salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and only known from north-eastern Queretaro, at elevations of 1,300–1,810 m (4,270–5,940 ft) asl.[3]
Its natural habitats are caves and crevices in pine-oak forest. It has also been spotted in a tunnel under a church. It is threatened by habitat loss: removing the forest causes caves to dry up. The species has never been common.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Chiropterotriton magnipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T59227A3077636. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59227A3077636.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59227/3077636. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ Rabb, G. B. (1965). "A new salamander of the genus Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Mexico". Breviora (Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Massachusetts) 235: 1–8. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4270529#page/67/mode/1up.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Chiropterotriton magnipes Rabb, 1965". 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-magnipes.
Wikidata ☰ Q966064 entry
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