The Chignahuapan splayfoot salamander (Chiropterotriton orculus), also known as Cope's flat-footed salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from the southern and eastern margins of the Mexican Plateau between northern Morelos and northern Puebla.[1][3] It was removed from the synonymy of Chiropterotriton chiropterus in 1994; unnamed species may also exist in this species complex.[3]
| Chignahuapan splayfoot salamander | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Chiropterotriton |
| Species: | C. orculus
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| Chiropterotriton orculus | |
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Its natural habitats are pine-oak and fir forests; it tolerates some habitat modification. It is a relatively common, terrestrial species. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and human settlement.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Chiropterotriton orculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59230A53978814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59230A53978814.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Cope, E. D. (1865). "Third contribution to the herpetology of tropical America". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 17: 185–198.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Chiropterotriton orculus (Cope, 1865)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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