Cryptotriton sierraminensis

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: Cryptotriton
Species: Cryptotriton sierraminensis

Name

Cryptotriton sierraminensis Vásquez-Almazán, Rovito, Good & Wake, 2009: 314

• Holotype: MVZ 257801, ♂, collected by S.M. Rovito, C. Vásquez-Almazán, T. Papenfuss, and E.G. Ruano on 3 May 2007.
• Type locality: “Guatemala, Departamento de Zacapa, Sierra de las Minas, Municipio Rio Hondo, Finca Planada de Margot, 18.7 km (by road) from CA-9 at Aldea Las Pozas (km 143.5), 15°10′12″N, 89°30′52″W (WGS84 datum), 1720 m”.

References

Primary references

• Vásquez-Almazán, C.R., Rovito, S.M., Good, D.A. & Wake, D.B. 2009. A New Species of Cryptotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Eastern Guatemala. Copeia 2009(2): 313–319. DOI: 10.1643/CH-08-086 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2020. IUCN: Cryptotriton sierraminensis  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T190988A54385271. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T190988A54385271.en. Accessed on 26 September 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Sierra de las Minas Hidden Salamander