Common splayfoot salamander

The common splayfoot salamander or common flat-footed salamander (Chiropterotriton chiropterus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the HuatuscoXalapa region of Veracruz, Mexico.[1][3] Several unnamed species might exist under this name.[3]

Common splayfoot salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Chiropterotriton
Species:
C. chiropterus
Binomial name
Chiropterotriton chiropterus
(Cope, 1863)[2]
Synonyms

Spelerpes chiropterus Cope, 1863
Spelerpes laticeps Brocchi, 1883

Its natural habitat is cloud forest where it occurs in bromeliads and moss. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by deforestation.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Chiropterotriton chiropterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59222A53977923. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59222A53977923.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cope, E. D. (1863). "On Trachycephalus, Scaphiopus and other Batrachia". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 15: 43–54.
  3. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Chiropterotriton chiropterus (Cope, 1863)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 January 2016.