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Dendrotriton
Sign in to saveDendrotriton or bromeliad salamanders is a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to South and Central America: from Southwestern Chiapas, Mexico, to Honduras. These are lungless species possessing a slender body, long tail and prominent eyes. They inhabit high-elevation forests with high humidity.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderCaudata
- FamilyPlethodontidae
Herpetologie Dendrotriton is een geslacht van salamanders uit de familie longloze salamanders (Plethodontidae). De groep werd voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven door David Burton Wake en Paul Elias in 1983.[1] Er zijn acht soorten die voorkomen in Noord- en Midden-Amerika: van Mexico tot Honduras.[2] Taxonomie Geslacht Dendrotriton Soort Dendrotriton bromeliacius Soort Dendrotriton chujorum Soort Dendrotriton cuchumatanus Soort Dendrotriton kekchiorum Soort Dendrotriton megarhinus Soort Dendrotriton rabbi Soort Dendrotriton sanctibarbarus Soort Dendrotriton xolocalcae Bronvermelding Referenties ↑ Darrel R. Frost - Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference - Version 6.0 - American Museum of Natural History, Dendrotriton. ↑ University of California - AmphibiaWeb, Dendrotriton. Bronnen (en) - Darrel R. Frost - Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference - Version 6.0 - American Museum of Natural History - Dendrotriton - Website Geconsulteerd 7 maart 2017 (en) - University of California - AmphibiaWeb - Dendrotriton - Website
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- 2
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Collections
- MVZ, CAS, USNM
- Recorded in
- Guatemala, Mexico
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Dendrotriton or bromeliad salamanders is a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to South and Central America: from Southwestern Chiapas, Mexico, to Honduras. These are lungless species possessing a slender body, long tail and prominent eyes. They inhabit high-elevation forests with high humidity.
==Species== This genus includes the following eight species:
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