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Nototriton

{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}}

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| image = Nototriton lignicola.jpg

| image_caption = Nototriton lignicola

| taxon = Nototriton

| authority = Wake & Elias, 1983

| subdivision = See table.

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Nototriton, commonly referred to as moss salamanders is a genus in the salamander family Plethodontidae, which is characterized by their absence of lungs; they instead achieve respiration through their skin and the tissues lining their mouth. They range from Central Costa Rica to north-central and western Honduras reaching also to eastern Guatemala.

Species

The genus contains the following 20 species:

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!Binomial Name and Author!! Common Name

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| Nototriton abscondens
{{small|(Taylor, 1948)}}

Isla Bonita moss salamander
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| Nototriton barbouri
{{small|(Schmidt, 1936)}}

Yoro salamander
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| Nototriton brodiei
{{small|Campbell & Smith, 1998}}

Cerro Pozo de Agua moss salamander
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| Nototriton costaricense
{{small|Arias and Kubicki, 2018}}

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| Nototriton gamezi
{{small|García-París & Wake, 2000}}

Monteverde moss salamander
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| Nototriton guanacaste
{{small|Good & Wake, 1993}}

Volcan Cacao moss salamander
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| Nototriton lignicola
{{small|McCranie & Wilson, 1997}}

Cerro de Emmedio moss salamander
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| Nototriton limnospectator
{{small|McCranie, Wilson & Polisar, 1998}}

Santa Barbara moss salamander
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| Nototriton major
{{small|Good & Wake, 1993}}

Plantanillo gorge salamander
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| Nototriton matama
{{small|Boza-Oviedo, Rovito, Chaves, García-Rodríguez, Artavia, Bolaños, and Wake, 2012}}

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| Nototriton mime
{{small|Townsend, Medina-Flores, Reyes-Calderón, and Austin, 2013}}

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| Nototriton nelsoni
{{small|Townsend, 2016}}

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| Nototriton oreadorum
{{small|Townsend, 2016}}

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| Nototriton picadoi
{{small|(Stejneger, 1911)}}

La Estrella salamander
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| Nototriton picucha
{{small|Townsend, Medina-Flores, Murillo, and Austin, 2011}}

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| Nototriton richardi
{{small|(Taylor, 1949)}}

Richard's moss salamander
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| Nototriton saslaya
{{small|Köhler, 2002}}

Cerro Saslaya moss salamander
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| Nototriton stuarti
{{small|Wake & Campbell, 2000}}

Stuart's moss salamander
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| Nototriton tapanti
{{small|Good & Wake, 1993}}

Tapanti moss salamander
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| Nototriton tomamorum
{{small|Townsend, 2010}}

Stuart's moss salamander

References

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{{cite journal|last1=Wake|first1=David B.|last2=Elias|first2=Paul|title=New genera and new species of Central American salamanders, with a review of the tropical genera (Amphibia, Caudata, Plethodontidae)|journal=Contributions in Science|date=1983|volume=345|pages=11–12|url=https://nhm.org/site/sites/default/files/pdf/contrib_science/CS345.pdf|publisher=Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County|doi=10.5962/p.208170}}

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External links

  • {{aut|Frost, Darrel R}}. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July 2008). [http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/names.php?taxon=&family=&subfamily=&genus=Nototriton&commname=&authority=&year=&geo=0&dist=&comment= Nototriton]. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).
  • {{aut|AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation.}} [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: [http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi-bin/amphib_query?query_src=aw_lists_genera_&table=amphib&where-genus=Nototriton&where-species= Nototriton]. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).


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Category:Amphibian genera

Category:Taxa named by David B. Wake

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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