Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Caudata > Plethodontidae > Cryptotriton > Cryptotriton monzoni

Cryptotriton monzoni (Monzón's moss salamander)

Synonyms: Nototriton monzoni

Wikipedia Abstract

Monzon's Hidden Salamander, (Cryptotriton monzoni) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.It is endemic to Guatemala. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is critically endangered by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Cryptotriton monzoni

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Cryptotriton monzoni

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
10
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
79
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 20.48
EDGE Score: 5.84
View EDGE Record: Cryptotriton monzoni

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  1.787 inches (4.54 cm)
Litters / Year [1]  1

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
La Unión Regional Municipal Park 8073 Zacapa, Guatemala  

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Cerro del Mono Guatemala

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Mesoamerica Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama Yes

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.
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