Nototriton saslaya

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Nototriton saslaya

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Nototriton
Species:
N. saslaya
Binomial name
Nototriton saslaya
Köhler, 2002[2]

Nototriton saslaya is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Nicaragua.[3] This species is known only from Cerro Sasalya and Cerro El Torro in Parque Nacional Saslaya, north-central Nicaragua.[1]

Its natural habitats are lower montane wet (cloud) forests. It is an arboreal species hiding in thick moss.

References[]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nototriton saslaya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59301A54379058. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59301A54379058.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Köhler, G. (2002). "A new species of salamander of the genus Nototriton from Nicaragua (Amphibia: Caudata: Plethodontidae)" (PDF). Herpetologica. 58: 205–210. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2002)058[0205:ansoso]2.0.co;2.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nototriton saslaya Köhler, 2002". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 December 2014.


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