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{{Taxobox
| name = Chiropterotriton arboreus
| image =
| image =
| status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status = CR
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2016 |title=''Chiropterotriton arboreus'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T59221A53977787 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T59221A53977787.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| taxon = Chiropterotriton arboreus
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| authority = ([[Edward Harrison Taylor|Taylor]], 1941)
| classis = [[Amphibia]]
| synonyms = ''Bolitoglossa arborea'' <small>Taylor, 1941</small><br />
| ordo = [[Caudata]]
''Chiropterotriton arborea'' <small>(Taylor, 1941)</small>
| familia = [[Plethodontidae]]
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=Frost/>
| genus = ''[[Chiropterotriton]]''
}}
| species = '''''C. arboreus'''''

| binomial = ''Chiropterotriton arboreus''
The '''arboreal splayfoot salamander''' ('''''Chiropterotriton arboreus'''''), or '''arboreal flat-footed salamander''', is a species of [[salamander]] in the family [[Plethodontidae]].<ref name=Frost/> It is [[endemic]] to Mexico where it is only found near its [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] near [[Tianguistengo]] in [[Hidalgo (state)|Hidalgo]] state. Its natural [[habitat]]s are humid [[Madrean pine-oak woodlands|pine-oak]] and [[cloud forest]]s at elevations of {{convert|1900|–|2100|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. It lives in [[bromeliad]]s. It is threatened by [[habitat loss]] ([[deforestation]] and [[habitat fragmentation|fragmentation]]).<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" />
| binomial_authority = ([[Edward Harrison Taylor|Taylor]], 1941)

| synonyms = }}
==References==
'''''Chiropterotriton arboreus''''' is a species of [[salamander]] in the [[Plethodontidae]] family.
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It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Mexico]].
<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Caudata/Plethodontidae/Hemidactyliinae/Chiropterotriton/Chiropterotriton-arboreus |title=''Chiropterotriton arboreus'' (Taylor, 1941) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2017 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=20 June 2017}}</ref>
[[Category:Fauna of Mexico]]
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Its natural [[habitat]] is subtropical or tropical moist [[montane]]s.

It is threatened by [[habitat loss]].
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==Source==
* Parra Olea, G. & Wake, D. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/59221/all Chiropterotriton arboreus]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.


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[[Category:Fauna of the Sierra Madre Oriental]]


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Latest revision as of 05:14, 23 January 2023

Arboreal splayfoot salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Chiropterotriton
Species:
C. arboreus
Binomial name
Chiropterotriton arboreus
(Taylor, 1941)
Synonyms[2]

Bolitoglossa arborea Taylor, 1941
Chiropterotriton arborea (Taylor, 1941)

The arboreal splayfoot salamander (Chiropterotriton arboreus), or arboreal flat-footed salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.[2] It is endemic to Mexico where it is only found near its type locality near Tianguistengo in Hidalgo state. Its natural habitats are humid pine-oak and cloud forests at elevations of 1,900–2,100 m (6,200–6,900 ft) above sea level. It lives in bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation and fragmentation).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Chiropterotriton arboreus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59221A53977787. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T59221A53977787.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Chiropterotriton arboreus (Taylor, 1941)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 June 2017.