Metadata

Chiropterotriton magnipes

Rabb 1965

ORDERFAMILY
UrodelaPlethodontidae

Synonyms

None.

Common name is Bigfoot Splayfoot Salamander

Country

Mexico, Sierra Madre Oriental

Types

Holotype: MCZ 30607

Distribution

Type locailty: Cueva de Potrerillos, about 2km WSW of Ahuacatlán, which is approximately 8 km SW of Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Known from Pine-oak woodland of northeastern Queretaro, Mexico, 1300–1810 m elevation.

Habitat

This species is troglobitic (i.e. terrestrial)

Systematics

In the subfamily Hemdactyliinae

Conservation Status

EN B1ab(iii,iv,v) [IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2020]

Bigfoot Splayfoot Salamander, Chiropterotriton magnipes, has most recently been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2019. Chiropterotriton magnipes is listed as Endangered under criteria B1ab(iii,iv,v)

Internet Resources

Amphibians of the World account

Gene sequences

Key References

Rabb, G.B. Journal Article 1965 A new salamander of the genus Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from Mexico
Darda, D. Journal Article 1994 Allozyme variation and morphological evolution among Mexican salamanders of the genus Chiropterotriton
Raffaelli, J. Book 2014 Les Urodèles du Monde. Second Edition
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group Book 2024 Amphibian conservation action plan: A status review and roadmap for global amphibian conservation