Cryptotriton
| Cryptotriton | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Caudata |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Cryptotriton García-París & Wake, 2000 |
| Species | |
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Cryptotriton or Hidden Salamanders is a genus of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala. Most species in this genus are endangered or critically endangered with Cryptotriton sierraminensis being data deficient according to the IUCN.
Species
The following eight species are included in this genus:
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Cryptotriton adelos Papenfuss & Wake, 1987 | Sierra Juarez Hidden Salamander |
| Cryptotriton alvarezdeltoroi Papenfuss & Wake, 1987 | Alvarez del Toro's Hidden Salamander |
| Cryptotriton monzoni Campbell & Smith, 1998 | Monzon's Hidden Salamander |
| Cryptotriton nasalis Dunn, 1924 | Cortez' Hidden Salamander |
| Cryptotriton necopinus McCranie & Rovito, 2014 | |
| Cryptotriton sierraminensis Vasquez-Almazan, Rovito, Good & Wake, 2009 | Sierra de las Minas Hidden Salamander |
| Cryptotriton veraepacis Lynch & Wake, 1978 | Baja Verepaz' Salamander |
| Cryptotriton xucaneborum Rovito, Vásquez-Almazán, Papenfuss, Parra-Olea & Wake, 2015 | |
| Cryptotriton wakei Campbell & Smith, 1998 | Wake's Hidden Salamander |
External links
- Frost, Darrel R. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July 2008). Cryptotriton. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: July 31, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Cryptotriton. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: July 31, 2008).
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