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Cryptotriton
Sign in to saveCryptotriton is the genus of hidden salamanders in the family Plethodontidae, native to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala. Most species in this genus are endangered or critically endangered with Cryptotriton sierraminensis being data deficient according to the IUCN.
Species
Baja Verapaz Salamander
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderCaudata
- FamilyPlethodontidae
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- Plethodontidae
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Cryptotriton is the genus of hidden salamanders in the family Plethodontidae, native to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala. Most species in this genus are endangered or critically endangered with Cryptotriton sierraminensis being data deficient according to the IUCN.
==Species== The following seven species are included in this genus:
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