Nototriton tapanti

Nototriton tapanti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Nototriton
Species: N. tapanti
Binomial name
Nototriton tapanti
Good & Wake, 1993

The Tapanti moss salamander or Nototriton tapanti 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.

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