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Dendrotriton rabbi

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)
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).



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