Cloud forest salamander from Cofre de Perote
The cloud forest salamander from Cofre de Perote (Chiropterotriton nubilus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Cofre de Perote in central Veracruz, Mexico, where it is known from arboreal bromeliads in cloud forests with low to moderate disturbance.[1][2]
| Cloud forest salamander from Cofre de Perote | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Chiropterotriton |
| Species: | C. nubilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chiropterotriton nubilus García-Castillo et al., 2018 | |
References
- García-Castillo, Mirna G.; Soto-Pozos, Ángel F.; Aguilar-López, J. Luis; Pineda, Eduardo; Parra-Olea, Gabriela (2018). "Two new species of Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from central Veracruz, Mexico" (PDF). Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (Special section). 12 (2): 37–54. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-01.
- "AmphibiaWeb - Chiropterotriton nubilus". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
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