Nototriton abscondens

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: Nototriton
Species: Nototriton abscondens

Name

Nototriton abscondens (Taylor, 1948)

• Holotype: FMNH 178285 (formerly RCT 1414), ♀, colected by Richard C. Taylor on 1 August 1947.
• Type locality: “Isla Bonita (American Cinchona Plantation), elev. 5500 ft., Volcán Poas, Caribbean drainage”, Costa Rica.

Combinations

• Chiropterotriton abscondens Taylor, 1948: 177 [Original combination]
• Nototriton abscondens — Good & Wake, 1993: 140 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Taylor, E.H. 1948. New Costa Rican Salamanders. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 61: 177–180. BHL Reference page. 
• Good, D.A. & Wake, D.B. 1993. Systematic Studies of the Costa Rican Moss Salamanders, Genus Nototriton, with Descriptions of Three New Species. Herpetological Monographs 7: 131–159. DOI: 10.2307/1466956 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2020. IUCN: Nototriton abscondens  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T59292A54377961. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59292A54377961.en. Accessed on 20 April 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Isla Bonita Moss Salamander