Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Caudata > Plethodontidae > Chiropterotriton > Chiropterotriton mosaueri

Chiropterotriton mosaueri (Cave splayfoot salamander)

Synonyms: Chiropterotriton mosauri; Oedipus mosaueri
Language: Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

The Cave Splayfoot Salamander (Chiropterotriton mosaueri) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is caves. It is threatened by habitat loss. In 2010, this species was observed for the first time since its 1941 description.
View Wikipedia Record: Chiropterotriton mosaueri

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Chiropterotriton mosaueri

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
10
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
78
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 19.78
EDGE Score: 5.81
View EDGE Record: Chiropterotriton mosaueri

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  4.035 inches (10.25 cm)

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

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Los Marmoles National Park II 57205 Hidalgo, 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
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