Chiropterotriton
| Chiropterotriton | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemidactyliinae |
| Genus: | Chiropterotriton Taylor, 1944 |
| Diversity | |
| 15 species (see text) | |
Chiropterotriton, also known as splayfoot salamanders or flat-footed salamanders, is a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae. The genus is endemic to Mexico.[1]
Chiropterotriton are widely distributed in northern and eastern Mexico. They are an ecologically diverse group, occupying a range of habitats, including cloud forests, pine-oak forests, oak forests, and caves. They may be found in various microhabitats, such as arboreal bromeliads, rock crevices, caves, and terrestrial cover objects. Most species are superficially similar in their appearance, making species delimitation by purely morphological means difficult. However, molecular methods have aided description of new species.[2]
Species
As of early 2016, this genus includes the following 15 species:[1][3]
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Chiropterotriton arboreus (Taylor, 1941) | Arboreal splayfoot salamander |
| Chiropterotriton chiropterus Cope, 1863 | Common splayfoot salamander |
| Chiropterotriton chondrostega Taylor, 1941 | Gristle-headed splayfoot salamander |
| Chiropterotriton cieloensis Rovito and Parra-Olea, 2015 | El Cielo salamander |
| Chiropterotriton cracens Rabb, 1958 | Graceful splayfoot salamander |
| Chiropterotriton dimidiatus Taylor, 1939 | Dwarf splayfoot salamander |
| Chiropterotriton infernalis Rovito and Parra-Olea, 2015 | Sistema Purificación salamander |
| Chiropterotriton lavae Taylor, 1942 | Pygmy splayfoot salamander |
| Chiropterotriton magnipes Rabb, 1965 | Bigfoot splayfoot salamander |
| Chiropterotriton miquihuanus Campbell, Streicher, Cox, and Brodie, 2014 | Miquihuana splayfoot salamander |
| Chiropterotriton mosaueri Woodall, 1941 | Cave splayfoot salamander |
| Chiropterotriton multidentatus Taylor, 1938 | Toothy splayfoot salamander |
| Chiropterotriton orculus Cope, 1865 | Chignahuapan splayfoot salamander |
| Chiropterotriton priscus Rabb, 1956 | Primeval splayfoot salamander |
| Chiropterotriton terrestris Taylor, 1941 | Terrestrial splayfoot salamander |
References
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Chiropterotriton Taylor, 1944". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ Rovito, Sean M.; Parra-Olea, Gabriela (2015). "Two new species of Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from northern Mexico". Zootaxa 4048 (1): 57–74. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4048.1.3.
- ↑ "Plethodontidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.