Chiropterotriton orculus

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 orculus

Name

Chiropterotriton orculus (Cope, 1865)

Type locality: "Mexican Table Land".

Holotype: USNM or ANSP, lost.

Synonyms

• Spelerpes orculus Cope, 1865
• Chiropterotriton orculus — Darda, 1994

References

• Cope, 1865, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 17: 196.
• Darda, 1994, Herpetologica, 50: 164–187.
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Chiropterotriton orculus
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Chiropterotriton orculus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Chiropterotriton orculus  (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 31 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Chignahuapan Splayfoot Salamander