Nototriton saslaya

Nototriton saslaya is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Nicaragua.[3] This species is known only from Cerro Sasalya and Cerro El Torro in Parque Nacional Saslaya, north-central Nicaragua.[1]

Nototriton saslaya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Nototriton
Species:
N. saslaya
Binomial name
Nototriton saslaya
Köhler, 2002[2]

Its natural habitats are lower montane wet (cloud) forests. It is an arboreal species hiding in thick moss.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "Nototriton saslaya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59301A54379058. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. Köhler, G. (2002). "A new species of salamander of the genus Nototriton from Nicaragua (Amphibia: Caudata: Plethodontidae)" (PDF). Herpetologica. 58: 205–210. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2002)058[0205:ansoso]2.0.co;2.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Nototriton saslaya Köhler, 2002". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 11 December 2014.


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