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Gristle-headed splayfoot salamander

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(Redirected from Chiropterotriton chondrostega) Species of amphibian

Gristle-headed splayfoot salamander
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Chiropterotriton
Species: C. chondrostega
Binomial name
Chiropterotriton chondrostega
Taylor, 1941

The gristle-headed splayfoot salamander (Chiropterotriton chondrostega) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre Oriental of east-central Mexico.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Chiropterotriton chondrostega". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59223A53978069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59223A53978069.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Chiropterotriton chondrostega


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