Nototriton tapanti
Appearance
Nototriton tapanti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Nototriton |
Species: | N. tapanti
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Binomial name | |
Nototriton tapanti Good & Wake, 1993
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Nototriton tapanti, commonly known as the Tapanti moss salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica.
Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nototriton tapanti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59303A54379226. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59303A54379226.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.