Nototriton major is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is also called the Plantanillo Gorge salamander. It is endemic to the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica.
Nototriton major | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Nototriton |
Species: | N. major
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Binomial name | |
Nototriton major Good & Wake, 1993
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Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nototriton major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59298A54378716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59298A54378716.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.