Nototriton tapanti, commonly known as the Tapanti moss salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica.
| Nototriton tapanti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Nototriton |
| Species: | N. tapanti
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| Binomial name | |
| Nototriton tapanti Good & Wake, 1993
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Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References edit
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nototriton tapanti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59303A54379226. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59303A54379226.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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