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Chiropterotriton ceronorum Parra-Olea, García-Castillo, Rovito, Maisano, Hanken, and Wake, 2020
Chiropterotriton ceronorum Parra-Olea, García-Castillo, Rovito, Maisano, Hanken, and Wake, 2020, PeerJ, 8(e8800): 13. Holotype: USNM 224212, by original designation. Type locality: "ca. 1 km NE Santa Cruz Texmalaquilla (4.7 mi by road NE of Atzitzintla), on south slope of Pico de Orizaba, Puebla, Mexico, 3,110 masl, 18.9484° N, 97.2802°". Zoobank publication registration: 9B4B9DFF-E12B-430D-A541-BA0EBB9B90E6
Common Names
Ceron Family Salamander (original publication).
Ceron's Splayfoot Salamander (Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 804).
Distribution
Southern and eastern slopes of Pico de Orizaba in the Mexican states of Puebla and Veracruz at elevations that range from 2600 to approximately 3100 m elevation.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Mexico
Endemic: Mexico
Comment
Aguilar-López, Pineda-Arredondo, and García-Bañuelos, 2022, Rev. Latinoam. Herpetol., 5: 202–205, added a new collection site, discussed the range and natural history. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 804–805, provided an account summarizing systematics, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map).
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