Nototriton richardi
Nototriton richardi commonly known as Richard's salamander is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera Central,Costa Rica.
| Nototriton richardi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Nototriton |
| Species: | N. richardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nototriton richardi (Taylor, 1949) | |
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Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Citations
- Frost 2017.
- Taylor 1949, pp. 284–285.
Sources
- Bolaños, F., Wake, D & Savage, J. 2004. Nototriton richardi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
- Frost, Darrel (2017). "Nototriton richardi (Taylor, 1949)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved August 8, 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Taylor, Edward H. (1949). "New salamanders from Costa Rica". The University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 33 (6): 279–288.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Further reading
- Wake, David B.; Elias, Paul (1983). "New genera and new species of Central American salamanders, with a review of the tropical genera (Amphibia, Caudata, Plethodontidae)" (PDF). Contributions in Science. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 345: 1–19.
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