Sierra de las Minas hidden salamander
| Cryptotriton sierraminensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Cryptotriton |
| Species: | C. sierraminensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptotriton sierraminensis Vásquez-Almazán, Rovito, Good, and Wake, 2009[2] | |
The Sierra de las Minas hidden salamander (Cryptotriton sierraminensis) is one of seven species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. In 2009, it was the most recent species to be described in Cryptotriton. It is found in the Sierra de las Minas of eastern Guatemala.[3] Its natural habitat are cloud forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2012). "Cryptotriton sierraminensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ Vásquez-Almazán, C. R.; Rovito, S. M.; Good, D. A.; Wake, D. B. (2009). "A new species of Cryptotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from eastern Guatemala". Copeia 2009 (2): 313–319. doi:10.1643/CH-08-086.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Cryptotriton sierraminensis Vásquez-Almazán, Rovito, Good, and Wake, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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