Pygmy splayfoot salamander

Chiropterotriton lavae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
Genus: Chiropterotriton
Species: C. lavae
Binomial name
Chiropterotriton lavae
(Taylor, 1942)[2]
Synonyms

Bolitoglossa lavae Taylor, 1942

The pygmy splayfoot salamander or pygmy flat-footed salamander (Chiropterotriton larvae) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the central-western Veracruz state, Mexico.[3] Its natural habitats are pine-oak and cloud forests at about 1,200 m (3,900 ft) altitude. It lives in bromeliads. It is threatened by severe habitat loss caused by logging and mining.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Gabriela Parra-Olea; David Wake; Jean Raffaelli; James Hanken (2008). "Chiropterotriton lavae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. Taylor, E. H. (1942). "New Caudata and Salientia from México". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 28: 295–323.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Chiropterotriton lavae (Taylor, 1942)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 January 2015.


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