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Dendrotriton Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Dendrotriton
Wake and Elias, 1983Species See table.
Dendrotriton or bromeliad salamanders is a genus of salamanders in the Plethodontidae family, endemic to South and Central America: from Southwestern Chiapas, Mexico, to Honduras. These are lungless species possessing a slender body, long tail and prominent eyes. They inhabit high-elevation forests with high humidity.
Species
This genus includes the following six species:
Binomial Name and Author Common Name Dendrotriton bromeliacius
(Schmidt, 1936)Common Bromeliad Salamander Dendrotriton cuchumatanus
(Lynch and Wake, 1975)Cuchumatanas Bromeliad Salamander Dendrotriton megarhinus
(Rabb, 1960)Longnose Bromeliad Salamander Dendrotriton rabbi
(Lynch and Wake, 1975)Guatemalan Bromeliad Salamander Dendrotriton sanctibarbarus
(McCranie and Wilson, 1997)Santa Barbara Bromeliad Salamander Dendrotriton xolocalcae
(Taylor, 1941)Xolocalca Bromeliad Salamander Notes
- Frost, Darrel R. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Dendrotriton. 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: Dendrotriton. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: July 31, 2008).
External links
- Dendrotriton at Mexico Herpetology
- Dendrotriton at Discover Life
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