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Chiropterotriton dimidiatus (Dwarf splayfoot salamander)

Synonyms: Bolitoglossa dimidiata; Chiropterotriton dimidiata
Language: Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

The dwarf splayfoot salamander or dwarf flat-footed salamander (Chiropterotriton dimidiatus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to southern Hidalgo, Mexico. Its natural habitats are pine-oak and fir forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Chiropterotriton dimidiatus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Chiropterotriton dimidiatus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
10
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
67
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 19.78
EDGE Score: 5.11
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  2.055 inches (5.22 cm)
Litters / Year [1]  1

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests Mexico, United States Nearctic Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt pine-oak forests Mexico Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
El Chico National Park II 6768 Hidalgo, Mexico      

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
El Chico Mexico      

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands Mexico, United States No

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0