Common splayfoot salamander | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Chiropterotriton |
Species: | C. chiropterus
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Binomial name | |
Chiropterotriton chiropterus | |
Synonyms | |
Spelerpes chiropterus Cope, 1863 |
The common splayfoot salamander or common flat-footed salamander (Chiropterotriton chiropterus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Huatusco– Xalapa region of Veracruz, Mexico. [1] [3] Several unnamed species might exist under this name. [3]
Its natural habitat is cloud forest where it occurs in bromeliads and moss. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by deforestation. [1]