Nototriton richardi

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 richardi

Name

Nototriton richardi (Taylor, 1949)

Type locality: "Isla Bonita (American Cinchona Plantation), Atlantic slope of Volcán Poas [Costa Rica] at an elevation of about 6,500 feet".

Holotype: FMNH 178295.

Synonyms

• Parvimolge richardi Taylor, 1949
• Chiropterotriton richardi — Wake & Lynch, 1976
• Nototriton richardi — Wake & Elias, 1983

References

• Taylor, 1949, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 33: 284.
• Wake and Elias, 1983, Contrib. Sci. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co., 345: 12.
• 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 richardi
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Nototriton richardi. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Nototriton richardi  (Near Threatened) Downloaded on 31 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Richard's Moss Salamander