Nototriton lignicola

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 lignicola

Name

Nototriton lignicola McCranie & Wilson, 1997

Type locality: "Cerro de Enmedio (15° 06´ N, 86° 44´ W) along the trail above the Monte Escondido campground, Parque Nacional La Muralla, 1780 m elev., Departamento de Olancho, Honduras".

Holotype: USNM 497539.

References

McCranie and Wilson, 1997, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 110: 369.
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. Nototriton lignicola
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Nototriton lignicola. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Nototriton lignicola (Critically Endangered) Downloaded on 31 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Cerro de Enmedio Moss Salamander