Chiropterotriton chico

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Bolitoglossinae
Genus: Chiropterotriton
species: Chiropterotriton chico

Name

Chiropterotriton chico García-Castillo, Rovito, Wake, & Parra-Olea, 2017: 497

• Holotype: MVZ 118888, adult ♂, collected by James Lynch and Lynne D. Houck on 31 July 1972.
• Type locality: “El Chico National Park, Hidalgo, Mexico, 2950–3050 m, 20.184154° N, 98.734437° W (maximum error distance 5477 m)”.

References

Primary references

• García-Castillo, M.G., Rovito, S.M., Wake, D.B., & Parra-Olea, G. 2017. A new terrestrial species of Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from central Mexico. Zootaxa 4363(4): 489–505. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4363.4.2 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: El Chico Salamander
español: Salamandra de El Chico