Nototriton

Nototriton
Nototriton lignicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Plethodontidae
Genus:	Nototriton Wake & Elias, 1983
Species
See table.

Nototriton, commonly referred to as Moss Salamanders is a genus in the Plethodontidae family of salamanders, which is characterized by their absence of lungs; they instead achieve respiration through their skin and the tissues lining their mouth. They range from Central Costa Rica to north-central and western Honduras reaching also to eastern Guatemala.

Species

The genus contains the following 14 species:

Binomial Name and Author	Common Name
Nototriton abscondens (Taylor, 1948)	Isla Bonita Moss Salamander
Nototriton barbouri (Schmidt, 1936)	Yoro Salamander
Nototriton brodiei Campbell & Smith, 1998	Cerro Pozo de Agua Moss Salamander
Nototriton gamezi García-París & Wake, 2000	Monteverde Moss Salamander
Nototriton guanacaste Good & Wake, 1993	Volcan Cacao Moss Salamander
Nototriton lignicola McCranie & Wilson, 1997	Cerro de Enmedio Moss Salamander
Nototriton limnospectator McCranie, Wilson & Polisar, 1998	Santa Barbara Moss Salamander
Nototriton major Good & Wake, 1993	Plantanillo Gorge Salamander
Nototriton picadoi (Stejneger, 1911)	La Estrella Salamander
Nototriton richardi (Taylor, 1949)	Richard's Moss Salamander
Nototriton saslaya Köhler, 2002	Cerro Saslaya Moss Salamander
Nototriton stuarti Wake & Campbell, 2000	Stuart's Moss Salamander
Nototriton tapanti Good & Wake, 1993	Tapanti Moss Salamander
Nototriton tomamorum Townsend, 2010	Stuart's Moss Salamander

External links

• Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July 2008). Nototriton. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Nototriton. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).

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