Dendrotriton or bromeliad salamanders is a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to South and Central America: from Southwestern Chiapas, Mexico, to Honduras.[1] These are lungless species possessing a slender body, long tail and prominent eyes. They inhabit high-elevation forests with high humidity.
| Dendrotriton | |
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| Dendrotriton rabbi — Guatemalan bromeliad salamander | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemidactyliinae |
| Genus: | Dendrotriton Wake and Elias, 1983 |
| Diversity | |
| 8 species (see text) | |
Species
editThis genus includes the following eight species:[1][2]
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
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| Dendrotriton bromeliacius (Schmidt, 1936) |
Common bromeliad salamander |
| Dendrotriton chujorum Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo, and Brodie, 2010 |
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| Dendrotriton cuchumatanus (Lynch and Wake, 1975) |
Cuchumatanas bromeliad salamander |
| Dendrotriton kekchiorum Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo, and Brodie, 2010 |
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| Dendrotriton megarhinus (Rabb, 1960) |
Longnose bromeliad salamander |
| Dendrotriton rabbi (Lynch and Wake, 1975) |
Guatemalan bromeliad salamander |
| Dendrotriton sanctibarbarus (McCranie and Wilson, 1997) |
Santa Barbara bromeliad salamander |
| Dendrotriton xolocalcae (Taylor, 1941) |
Xolocalca bromeliad salamander |
Notes
edit- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Dendrotriton Wake and Elias, 1983". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Plethodontidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
External links
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- Dendrotriton at Mexico Herpetology
- Dendrotriton at Discover Life
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