Toothy splayfoot salamander

The toothy splayfoot salamander (Chiropterotriton multidentatus), also known as the toothy salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from the Sierra Madre Oriental of southeastern Hidalgo, Tlaxcala, and south-central San Luis Potosí, at elevations of 1,070–2,440 m (3,510–8,010 ft) asl.[3]

Toothy splayfoot salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Chiropterotriton
Species:
C. multidentatus
Binomial name
Chiropterotriton multidentatus
(Taylor, 1939)
Synonyms
  • Oedipus multidentatus Taylor, 1939 "1938"[2]

Its natural habitats are pine and pine-oak forests. It is an arboreal species living in bromeliads, and also in crevices. The species is declining, and can no longer be found at its type locality in San Luis Potosí. Reasons for the decline are unknown, but habitat loss is likely involved.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Chiropterotriton multidentatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T87738776A53978688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T87738776A53978688.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Taylor, E. H. (1938). "Concerning Mexican salamanders". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 25: 259–313. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.1703.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Chiropterotriton multidentatus (Taylor, 1939)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 August 2015.


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