Order Urodela Higher classification Chiropterotriton | Phylum Chordata Family Plethodontidae Scientific name Chiropterotriton arboreus Rank Species | |
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The arboreal splayfoot salamander or arboreal flat-footed salamander (Chiropterotriton arboreus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico where it is found near its type locality near Tianguistengo in the Hidalgo as well as Mesa de Necaxa in the Puebla state, both in the Eastern Mexico. Its natural habitats humid pine-oak and cloud forests. It lives in bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation and fragmentation).
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