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Arboreal splayfoot salamander
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Family:	Plethodontidae
Genus:	Chiropterotriton
Species:	C. arboreus
Binomial name
Chiropterotriton arboreus (Taylor, 1941)
Synonyms
Bolitoglossa arborea Taylor, 1941 Chiropterotriton arborea (Taylor, 1941)

The arboreal splayfoot salamander (Chiropterotriton arboreus), or arboreal flat-footed salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico where it is only found near its type locality near Tianguistengo in Hidalgo state. Its natural habitats are humid pine-oak and cloud forests at elevations of 1,900–2,100 m (6,200–6,900 ft) above sea level. It lives in bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation and fragmentation).

References

1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Chiropterotriton arboreus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59221A53977787. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T59221A53977787.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Chiropterotriton arboreus (Taylor, 1941)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 June 2017.

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• IUCN Red List critically endangered species
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• Endemic amphibians of Mexico
• Taxa named by Edward Harrison Taylor
• Amphibians described in 1941
• Fauna of the Sierra Madre Oriental
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