Description
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Habitat
Ecology: The single known individual of this species was found inside a log
in very wet forest
(experiencing more than 4,000 mm of annual
precipitation
). This species presumably breeds
by direct development
.[1]
List of Habitats
:1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Amphibians
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Order:
Urodela
()
- Scopoli, 1777
- Suborder:
Ambystomatoidea
()
- Family:
Plethodontidae
()
- Gray, 1850
- Subfamily:
Plethodontinae
()
- Tribe:
Bolitoglossini
()
- Genus:
Nototriton
()
- Wake & Elias, 1983
- Specific name:
stuarti
- Wake and Campbell, 2000
- Scientific name: - Nototriton stuarti Wake and Campbell, 2000
- Specific name:
stuarti
- Wake and Campbell, 2000
- Genus:
Nototriton
(
- Tribe:
Bolitoglossini
(
- Subfamily:
Plethodontinae
(
- Family:
Plethodontidae
(
- Suborder:
Ambystomatoidea
(
- Order:
Urodela
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 28-Mar-2005
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Nototriton
There are approximately 14 species in this genus:
N. abscondens · N. barbouri · N. brodiei · N. gamezi · N. guanacaste · N. lignicola · N. limnospectator · N. major · N. picadoi · N. richardi · N. saslaya · N. stuarti · N. tapanti · N. veraepacis
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Campbell, J.A. 2001. Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Guatemala. University of Texas, Arlington, Texas. (Web published: ).
- García-París, M. and Wake, D.B. 2000. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of relationships of the tropical salamander genera Oedipina and Nototriton, with descriptions of a new genus and three new species. Copeia 2000: 42-70.
- Wake, D.B. and Campbell, J.A. 2000. A new species of diminutive salamander (Plethodontidae: Nototriton) from the Montañas del Mico of Guatemala. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 113: 815-819.
Notes
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Contributors
- Acevedo, M. & Wake, D. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 31003
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-668305
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 668305
- IUCN ID: 59302
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 666663
Footnotes
- Acevedo, M. & Wake, D. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
