Nototriton barbouri

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Nototriton barbouri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Nototriton
Species:
N. barbouri
Binomial name
Nototriton barbouri
(K. Schmidt, 1936)

Nototriton barbouri is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Honduras.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Nototriton barbouri is often referred to by its common name, the Yoro Moss Salamander. N. Barbouri's habitat includes packed leaf litter, rotten logs, abandoned hummingbird nests, and inside bromeliads during the daytime. At nighttime, they actively forage on the branches of small trees and shrubs (J. Townsend, 2016). [2]

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Nototriton barbouri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T149844113A54378046. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T149844113A54378046.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Townsend, J.H., (2016). Taxonomic revision of the moss salamander Nototriton barbouri (Schmidt) (Caudata:Plethodontidae), with description of two new species from the Cordillera Nombre de Dios, Honduras. Zootaxa 4196 (4): 511-528.

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