Dendrotriton rabbi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Dendrotriton |
Species: | D. rabbi |
Binomial name | |
Dendrotriton rabbi (Lynch and Wake, 1975) |
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Synonyms | |
Chiropterotriton rabbi Lynch and Wake, 1975 |
Chiropterotriton rabbi Lynch and Wake, 1975
Dendrotriton rabbi (common name: Guatemalan bromeliad salamander) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Guatemala where it is known from the Montañas de Cuilco, near the Mexican border. Its range might extend to Mexico. Its natural habitat is forest at the subtropical-temperate forest transition zone. It occurs in bromeliads or under bark on tree stumps and logs. This species is threatened by habitat loss (forest clearance).