Atzalan golden salamander

Chiropterotriton aureus, the Atzalan golden salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Chiconquiaco region of the Sierra Madre Oriental of Veracruz, Mexico. It has been found in a heavily degraded cloud forest habitat with large numbers of arboreal bromeliads over oak trees.[1][2]

Atzalan golden salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Chiropterotriton
Species:
C. aureus
Binomial name
Chiropterotriton aureus
García-Castillo et al., 2018

References

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  1. ^ García-Castillo, Mirna G.; Soto-Pozos, Ángel F.; Aguilar-López, J. Luis; Pineda, Eduardo; Parra-Olea, Gabriela (2018). "Two new species of Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from central Veracruz, Mexico" (PDF). Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. 12 (2 [Special Section]): 37–54.
  2. ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Chiropterotriton aureus". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2019-01-18.