Cortez' hidden salamander

Cryptotriton nasalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Cryptotriton
Species: C. nasalis
Binomial name
Cryptotriton nasalis
(Dunn, 1924)
Synonyms

Oedipus nasalis Dunn, 1924

Cortez' Hidden Salamander (Cryptotriton nasalis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, the first to be described in genus Cryptotriton. It is found in Honduras and possibly Guatemala. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and it is threatened by habitat loss.

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