Chignahuapan splayfoot salamander
| Chiropterotriton orculus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
The Chignahuapan splayfoot salamander or Cope's flat-footed salamander (Chiropterotriton orculus) 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]
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 2 3 Parra Olea, G. & Wake, D. (2008). "Chiropterotriton orculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2008: e.T59230A11903382. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ Cope, E. D. (1865). "Third contribution to the herpetology of tropical America". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 17: 185–198.
- 1 2 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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