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Cave splayfoot salamander

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66: 41: 672: 221:. The species was thought to be extinct for over 70 years since its first observation and a study of five salamanders made by Robert Livingston and Harold T. Woodall in 1937. In 2010, this species was spotted for the first time since its 1941 description by Dr. Sean Rovito who identified two individuals during his search for other lost amphibian species. 224:
When preserved in alcohol they found the specimens had an overall dark brown coloration with a light tan underbelly. Features of interest were their webbed "spatulate" feet, number of costal grooves (12–13) and tails which were slightly longer in length than the head and body combined. Their
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proportionally longer limbs, shorter heads, and large quantity of vomerine teeth set them apart from other species of
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are considered to be sympatric since both are rare species and observed in the same cave.
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and the expansion of agriculture in the region which causes the caves to become dry.
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The cave splayfoot salamander and the bigfoot splayfoot salamander
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University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 15 Apr 2018.
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Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
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Woodall, H. T. (1941). ''A new Mexican salamander of the genus
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Conservation status
Critically Endangered
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Urodela
Plethodontidae
Chiropterotriton
Binomial name
Woodall, 1941
species
salamander
Plethodontidae
endemic
Sierra Madre Oriental pine–oak forests
Hidalgo, Mexico
Chiropterotriton
habitat loss
deforestation
Chiropterotriton magnipes
"Chiropterotriton mosaueri"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
doi
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T59228A176773764.en

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