Cryptotriton is the genus of hidden salamanders in the family Plethodontidae, native to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala. Most species in this genus are endangered or critically endangered with Cryptotriton sierraminensis being data deficient according to the IUCN.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemidactyliinae |
| Genus: | Cryptotriton García-París & Wake, 2000 |
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Species
editThe following seven species are included in this genus:
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
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| Cryptotriton alvarezdeltoroi Papenfuss & Wake, 1987 |
Alvarez del Toro's hidden salamander |
| Cryptotriton monzoni Campbell & Smith, 1998 |
Monzon's hidden salamander |
| Cryptotriton nasalis Dunn, 1924 |
Cortes salamander |
| Cryptotriton necopinus McCranie & Rovito, 2014 |
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| Cryptotriton sierraminensis Vasquez-Almazan, Rovito, Good & Wake, 2009 |
Sierra de las Minas hidden salamander |
| Cryptotriton veraepacis Lynch & Wake, 1978 |
Baja Verapaz salamander |
| Cryptotriton xucaneborum Rovito, Vásquez-Almazán, Papenfuss, Parra-Olea & Wake, 2015 |
External links
edit- Frost, Darrel R. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July 2008). Cryptotriton. Electronic Database accessible at https://web.archive.org/web/20071024033938/http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: July 31, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Cryptotriton. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: July 31, 2008).
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