Chiropterotriton totonacus Parra-Olea, García-Castillo, Rovito, Maisano, Hanken, and Wake, 2020

Class: Amphibia > Order: Caudata > Family: Plethodontidae > Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae > Genus: Chiropterotriton > Species: Chiropterotriton totonacus

Chiropterotriton totonacus Parra-Olea, García-Castillo, Rovito, Maisano, Hanken, and Wake, 2020, PeerJ, 8(e8800): 29. Holotype: MVZ 163945, by original designation. Type locality: "6 km W Las Vigas de Ramírez, Veracruz, Mexico, 2,420 masl, 19.635 N, 97.159166° W (EPE = max. error distance 5.71 km)". urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:831CB0EF-5D91-4DEC-A4B1-76714D9C21AD

English Names

Cruz Blanca Salamander (original publication). 

Cruz Blanca Splayfoot Salamander (Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 805).

Distribution

Along the ridge between Cruz Blanca and Las Vigas at elevations between 2200 and 2450 m elevation, and from La Joya at 2,000 m elevation, Veracruz, Mexico. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Mexico

Endemic: Mexico

Comment

 Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 805–806, provided an account summarizing systematics, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map).

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