Dendrotriton rabbi
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Dendrotriton rabbi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Dendrotriton |
Species: |
D. rabbi
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Binomial name | |
Dendrotriton rabbi (Lynch and Wake, 1975)
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Synonyms | |
Chiropterotriton rabbi Lynch and Wake, 1975 |
Dendrotriton rabbi (common name: Guatemalan bromeliad salamander) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.[2] It is endemic to Guatemala where it is known from the Montañas de Cuilco, near the Mexican border. Its range might extend to Mexico. Its natural habitat is forest at the subtropical-temperate forest transition zone. It occurs in bromeliads or under bark on tree stumps and logs. This species is threatened by habitat loss (forest clearance).[1]
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