Overview
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Critically Endangered |
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
pigmy splayfoot salamander
Common Names in Spanish:
Salamandra-pie plano pigmea
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Ecology:
The species lives in bromeliads
in pine-oak and cloud forests
. It
breeds
by direct development
.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Order:
Caudata
()
- Scopoli, 1777
- Suborder:
Ambystomatoidea
()
- Family:
Plethodontidae
()
- Gray, 1850
- Subfamily:
Bolitoglossinae
()
- Tribe:
Bolitoglossini
()
- Genus:
Chiropterotriton
()
- Taylor, 1944
- Specific name:
lavae
- (Taylor, 1942)
- Scientific name: - Chiropterotriton lavae (Taylor, 1942)
- Specific name:
lavae
- (Taylor, 1942)
- Genus:
Chiropterotriton
(
- Tribe:
Bolitoglossini
(
- Subfamily:
Bolitoglossinae
(
- Family:
Plethodontidae
(
- Suborder:
Ambystomatoidea
(
- Order:
Caudata
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
Similar Species
Members of the genus Chiropterotriton
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 10 species and subspecies in this genus:
C. arboreus (Arboreal Splayfoot Salamander) · C. chondrostega (Gristle-Headed Splayfoot Salamander) · C. cracens (Graceful Splayfoot Salamander) · C. dimidiatus (Dwarf Splayfoot Salamander) · C. lavae (Pigmy Splayfoot Salamander) · C. magnipes (Bigfoot Splayfoot Salamander) · C. mosaueri (Cave Splayfoot Salmander) · C. multidentatus (Toothy Splayfoot Salamander) · C. priscus (Primeval Splayfoot Salamander) · C. terrestris (Terrestrial Splayfoot Salamander)
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Further Reading
- Supplementary catalogue of type specimens of reptiles and amphibians in Field Museum of Natural History / Hymen Marx. 69 1976 [Chicago]: Field Museum of Natural History, 1976. url p. 37, p. 38.
- The University of Kansas science bulletin. 36 1954 [Lawrence]: University of Kansas, 1902-1996. url p. 11, p. 18, p. 216, p. 217, descr. of plate ii, page 30, p. 349, p. 369.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake, Jean Raffaelli, James Hanken 2008. Chiropterotriton lavae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 31January2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 09, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Parra Olea, G., Wake, D. & Raffaelli, J. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 09, 2008:
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 30956
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-208436
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 208436
- IUCN ID: 199877
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 145245
Footnotes
- Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake, Jean Raffaelli, James Hanken 2008. Chiropterotriton lavae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 January 2012. [back]
