Dendrotriton rabbi

Dendrotriton rabbi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Dendrotriton
Species: D. rabbi
Binomial name
Dendrotriton rabbi
(Lynch and Wake, 1975)
Synonyms

Chiropterotriton rabbi Lynch and Wake, 1975

Dendrotriton rabbi (common name: Guatemalan bromeliad salamander) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.[2] It is endemic to Guatemala where it is known from the Montañas de Cuilco, near the Mexican border. Its range might extend to Mexico. Its natural habitat is forest at the subtropical-temperate forest transition zone. It occurs in bromeliads or under bark on tree stumps and logs. This species is threatened by habitat loss (forest clearance).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Dendrotriton rabbi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Dendrotriton rabbi (Lynch and Wake, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 July 2015.


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