Baja Verapaz salamander

Baja Verapaz salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Cryptotriton
Species: C. veraepacis
Binomial name
Cryptotriton veraepacis
Lynch & Wake, 1978

Baja Verapaz salamander (Cryptotriton veraepacis) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to Guatemala.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, 2012. Cryptotriton veraepacis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.
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