Nototriton
Nototriton, commonly referred to as moss salamanders is a genus in the salamander family Plethodontidae, which is characterized by their absence of lungs; they instead achieve respiration through their skin and the tissues lining their mouth. They range from Central Costa Rica to north-central and western Honduras reaching also to eastern Guatemala.
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| Nototriton lignicola | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemidactyliinae |
| Genus: | Nototriton Wake & Elias, 1983[1] |
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Species
The genus contains the following 20 species:
| Binomial Name and Author | Common Name |
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| Nototriton abscondens (Taylor, 1948) | Isla Bonita moss salamander |
| Nototriton barbouri (Schmidt, 1936) | Yoro salamander |
| Nototriton brodiei Campbell & Smith, 1998 | Cerro Pozo de Agua moss salamander |
| Nototriton costaricense Arias and Kubicki, 2018 | |
| Nototriton gamezi García-París & Wake, 2000 | Monteverde moss salamander |
| Nototriton guanacaste Good & Wake, 1993 | Volcan Cacao moss salamander |
| Nototriton lignicola McCranie & Wilson, 1997 | Cerro de Emmedio moss salamander |
| Nototriton limnospectator McCranie, Wilson & Polisar, 1998 | Santa Barbara moss salamander |
| Nototriton major Good & Wake, 1993 | Plantanillo gorge salamander |
| Nototriton matama Boza-Oviedo, Rovito, Chaves, García-Rodríguez, Artavia, Bolaños, and Wake, 2012 | |
| Nototriton mime Townsend, Medina-Flores, Reyes-Calderón, and Austin, 2013 | |
| Nototriton nelsoni Townsend, 2016 | |
| Nototriton oreadorum Townsend, 2016 | |
| Nototriton picadoi (Stejneger, 1911) | La Estrella salamander |
| Nototriton picucha Townsend, Medina-Flores, Murillo, and Austin, 2011 | |
| Nototriton richardi (Taylor, 1949) | Richard's moss salamander |
| Nototriton saslaya Köhler, 2002 | Cerro Saslaya moss salamander |
| Nototriton stuarti Wake & Campbell, 2000 | Stuart's moss salamander |
| Nototriton tapanti Good & Wake, 1993 | Tapanti moss salamander |
| Nototriton tomamorum Townsend, 2010 | Stuart's moss salamander |
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References
- Wake, David B.; Elias, Paul (1983). "New genera and new species of Central American salamanders, with a review of the tropical genera (Amphibia, Caudata, Plethodontidae)" (PDF). Contributions in Science. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 345: 11–12.
External links
- Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July 2008). Nototriton. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Nototriton. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).
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