Mexico Herpetology

TOOTHY SPLAY-FOOTED SALAMANDER
Chiropterotriton multidentatus – Taylor 1938

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CAVE SPLAY-FOOTED SALAMANDER
Chiropterotriton mosaueri – Woodall 1941

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BIG-FOOTED CAVE SALAMANDER
Chiropterotriton magnipes – Rabb 1965

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BROMELIAD SPLAY-FOOTED SALAMANDER
Chiropterotriton lavae – Taylor 1942

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DWARF SPLAY-FOOTED SALAMANDER
Chiropterotriton dimidiatus – Taylor 1939

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TERRESTRIAL SPLAY-FOOTED SALAMANDER
Chiropterotriton terrestris – Taylor 1941

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GRACEFUL SPLAY-FOOTED SALAMANDER
Chiropterotriton cracens – Rabb 1958

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GRISTLE-HEADED SPLAY-FOOTED SALAMANDER
Chiropterotriton chondrostegus – Taylor 1941

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COMMON SPLAY-FOOTED SALAMANDER
Chiropterotriton chiropterus – Cope 1863

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ARBOREAL SPLAY-FOOTED SALAMANDER
Chiropterotriton arboreus – Taylor 1941

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Subadult, 10,500′, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Adult, 10,500′, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Adults, 11,000′, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

PRIMEVAL SPLAY-FOOTED SALAMANDER
Chiropterotriton priscus – Rabb 1956

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Habitat, 10,500′, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Meadow Edge Habitat, 10,500′, Tamaulipas, Mexico

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Populations of Chiropterotriton from Cerro Pena Nevada in Tamaulipas and adjacent Nuevo Leon although currently recognized as C. priscus, may represent an unnamed species. They are characterized by having white [...]