Chiropterotriton, also known as splayfoot salamanders or flat-footed salamanders, is a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae. The genus is endemic to Mexico.
Chiropterotriton are widely distributed in northern and eastern Mexico. They are an ecologically diverse group, occupying a range of habitats, including cloud forests, pine-oak forests, oak forests, and caves. They may be found in various microhabitats, such as arboreal bromeliads, rock crevices, caves, and terrestrial cover objects. Most species are superficially similar in their appearance, making species delimitation by purely morphological means difficult. However, molecular methods have aided description of new species.
Species As of 2020, this genus includes 23 species: Binomial Name and Author Common name Chiropterotriton arboreus Arboreal splayfoot salamanderChiropterotriton aureus García-Castillo et al., 2018 Atzalan golden salamanderChiropterotriton casasi Parra-Olea et al., 2020 Tlapacoyan salamanderChiropterotriton ceronorum Parra-Olea et al., 2020 Ceron family salamanderChiropterotriton chico García-Castillo, Rovito, Wake, and Parra-Olea, 2017 El Chico salamander Chiropterotriton chiropterus Common splayfoot salamander Chiropterotriton chondrostega Gristle-headed splayfoot salamander Chiropterotriton cieloensis El Cielo salamander Chiropterotriton cracens Rabb, 1958 Graceful splayfoot salamander Chiropterotriton dimidiatus Dwarf splayfoot salamander Chiropterotriton infernalis Sistema Purificación salamander Chiropterotriton lavae Pygmy splayfoot salamander Chiropterotriton magnipes Bigfoot splayfoot salamander Chiropterotriton melipona Parra-Olea et al., 2020 Chiropterotriton miquihuanus Miquihuana splayfoot salamander Chiropterotriton mosaueri Cave splayfoot salamander Chiropterotriton multidentatus Toothy splayfoot salamander Chiropterotriton nubilus García-Castillo et al., 2018 Cloud forest salamander from Cofre de Perote Chiropterotriton orculus Chignahuapan splayfoot salamander Chiropterotriton perotensis Parra-Olea et al., 2020 Chiropterotriton priscus Primeval splayfoot salamander Chiropterotriton terrestris Terrestrial splayfoot salamander Chiropterotriton totonacus Parra-Olea et al., 2020
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