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 ![]() | |
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.