Chignahuapan splayfoot salamander

The Chignahuapan splayfoot salamander (Chiropterotriton orculus), also known as Cope's flat-footed salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from the southern and eastern margins of the Mexican Plateau between northern Morelos and northern Puebla.[1][3] It was removed from the synonymy of Chiropterotriton chiropterus in 1994; unnamed species may also exist in this species complex.[3]

Chignahuapan splayfoot salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Chiropterotriton
Species:
C. orculus
Binomial name
Chiropterotriton orculus
(Cope, 1865)[2]
Synonyms
  • Spelerpes orculus Cope, 1865

Its natural habitats are pine-oak and fir forests; it tolerates some habitat modification. It is a relatively common, terrestrial species. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and human settlement.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Chiropterotriton orculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59230A53978814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59230A53978814.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Cope, E. D. (1865). "Third contribution to the herpetology of tropical America". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 17: 185–198.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Chiropterotriton orculus (Cope, 1865)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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