Cryptotriton monzoni

Cryptotriton monzoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Cryptotriton
Species:
C. monzoni
Binomial name
Cryptotriton monzoni
(Campbell and Smith, 1998)
Synonyms
  • Nototriton monzoni Campbell and Smith, 1998[2]

Cryptotriton monzoni is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Guatemala[1][3] and known only from near its type locality, Cerro del Mono near La Unión, Zacapa Department.[4][5] The specific name monzoni honors José Monzón, a Guatemalan entomologist who helped the authors with the fieldwork.[2][6] Common name Monzon's hidden salamander has been coined for it.[6]

Description

The holotype is an adult female measuring 22 mm (0.87 in) in snout–vent length. The tail length is 23 mm (0.91 in). The snout is broadly rounded and the eyes are protuberant. The head is just slightly wider than the neck. The parotoid glands are weakly developed. The limbs are relatively long. Both the fingers and the toes are about moderately extensively webbed and have sub-digital pads. The dorsum is brown and has bluish flecks. The iris is copper.[2]

Habitat and conservation

The type locality of Cryptotriton monzoni is a cloud forest 1,570 m (5,150 ft) above sea level. The holotype was found in a bromeliad about three metres above the forest floor.[1][2]

Cryptotriton monzoni is apparently a rare species. Its threatened by habitat loss caused by logging and agricultural encroachment. Chytridiomycosis might also be a threat (a specimen of Bolitoglossa conanti was infected at the type locality).[1]

Cerro del Mono in Guatemala.
Cerro del Mono in Guatemala.
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Cryptotriton monzoni is only known from near La Unión, Zacapa, Guatemala

References

  1. ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Cryptotriton monzoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T54360A54357888. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T54360A54357888.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Campbell, J. A. & Smith, E. N. (1998). "New species of Nototriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from eastern Guatemala". Scientific Papers. Natural History Museum, University of Kansas. 6: 1–8.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Cryptotriton monzoni (Campbell and Smith, 1998)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. ^ McCranie, James R. & Rovito, Sean M. (2014). "New species of salamander (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Cryptotriton) from Quebrada Cataguana, Francisco Morazán, Honduras, with comments on the taxonomic status of Cryptotriton wakei". Zootaxa. 3795 (1): 61–70. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3795.1.6.
  5. ^ "Cryptotriton monzoni". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.