Chiropterotriton chiropterus

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 chiropterus

Name

Chiropterotriton chiropterus (Cope, 1863)

Type locality: "Mirador, near Vera Cruz, Mexico".

Holotype: Smithsonian Institution, presumed lost.

Synonyms

• Spelerpes chiropterus Cope, 1863
• Spelerpes laticeps Brocchi, 1883
• Oedipus chiropterus — Dunn, 1924
• Bolitoglossa chiroptera — Taylor, 1940
• Chiropterotriton chiroptera — Taylor, 1944
• Chiropterotriton chiropterus — Wake & Lynch, 1976

References

• Cope, 1863, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 15: 54.
• Wake and Lynch, 1976, Sci. Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co., 25: 59.
• 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 chiropterus
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Chiropterotriton chiropterus. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Chiropterotriton chiropterus  (Data Deficient) Downloaded on 31 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Common Splayfoot Salamander