Nototriton picadoi

Nototriton picadoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Nototriton
Species: N. picadoi
Binomial name
Nototriton picadoi
(Stejneger, 1911)

Nototriton picadoi (common name: La Estrella salamander) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica.

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

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