- Chiropterotriton
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Chiropterotriton Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Chiropterotriton
Taylor, 1944Species See Table.
Chiropterotriton or Splayfoot Salamanders is a genus of salamander in the Plethodontidae family, endemic to Mexico.
Species
This genus includes the following 12 species:
Binomial Name and Author Common Name Chiropterotriton arboreus
(Taylor, 1941)Arboreal Splayfoot Salamander Chiropterotriton chiropterus
Cope, 1863Common Splayfoot Salamander Chiropterotriton chondrostega
Taylor, 1941Gristle-headed Splayfoot Salamander Chiropterotriton cracens
Rabb, 1958Graceful Splayfoot Salamander Chiropterotriton dimidiatus
Taylor, 1939Dwarf Splayfoot Salamander Chiropterotriton lavae
Taylor, 1942Pygmy Splayfoot Salamander Chiropterotriton magnipes
Rabb, 1965Bigfoot Splayfoot Salamander Chiropterotriton mosaueri
Woodall, 1941Cave Splayfoot Salamander Chiropterotriton multidentatus
Taylor, 1938Toothy Splayfoot Salamander Chiropterotriton orculus
Cope, 1865Chignahuapan Splayfoot Salamander Chiropterotriton priscus
Rabb, 1956Primeval Splayfoot Salamander Chiropterotriton terrestris
Taylor, 1941Terrestrial Splayfoot Salamander External links
- Frost, Darrel R. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Chiropterotriton. 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: Chiropterotriton. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: July 31, 2008).
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