Bigfoot splayfoot salamander

Chiropterotriton magnipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Chiropterotriton
Species: C. magnipes
Binomial name
Chiropterotriton magnipes
Rabb, 1965[2]

The bigfoot splayfoot salamander or big-footed salamander (Chiropterotriton magnipes) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and only known from northeastern Queretaro, at elevations of 1,300–1,810 m (4,270–5,940 ft) asl.[3]

Its natural habitats are caves and crevices in pine-oak forest. It has also been spotted in a tunnel under a church. It is threatened by habitat loss: removing the forest causes caves to dry up. The species has never been common, but searches in recent years has failed to locate it.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Parra Olea, G., Hanken, J. & Wake, D. (2008). "Chiropterotriton magnipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. Rabb, G. B. (1965). "A new salamander of the genus Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Mexico". Breviora (Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Massachusetts) 235: 1–8.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Chiropterotriton magnipes Rabb, 1965". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 August 2015.


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