- Cryptotriton
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Cryptotriton Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Cryptotriton
García-París & Wake, 2000Species See table.
Cryptotriton or Hidden Salamanders is a genus of salamander in the Plethodontidae family, endemic to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala.
Species
The following seven species are included in this genus:
Binomial Name and Author Common Name Cryptotriton adelos
Papenfuss & Wake, 1987Sierra Juarez Hidden Salamander Cryptotriton alvarezdeltoroi
Papenfuss & Wake, 1987Alvarez del Toro's Hidden Salamander Cryptotriton monzoni
Campbell & Smith, 1998Monzon's Hidden Salamander Cryptotriton nasalis
Dunn, 1924Cortez' Hidden Salamander Cryptotriton sierraminensis
Vasquez-Almazan, Rovito, Good & Wake, 2009Sierra de las Minas Hidden Salamander Cryptotriton veraepacis
Lynch & Wake, 1978Baja Verepaz' Salamander Cryptotriton wakei
Campbell & Smith, 1998Wake'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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