Dendrotriton xolocalcae
| Dendrotriton xolocalcae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemidactyliinae |
| Genus: | Dendrotriton |
| Species: | D. xolocalcae |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrotriton xolocalcae (Taylor, 1941) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Bolitoglossa xolocalcae Taylor, 1941 | |
The Xolocalca Bromeliad Salamander (Dendrotriton xolocalcae) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to Chiapas, Mexico, where it is only known from the Cerro Ovando at an elevation of about 2,000 m (6,600 ft) asl.[2] Threatened by habitat loss, its natural environment is pine-oak forest. It lives in bromeliads.[1]
References
- 1 2 Parra-Olea, G. & Wake, D. (2008). "Dendrotriton xolocalcae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Dendrotriton xolocalcae (Taylor, 1941)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/14/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.