Nototriton nelsoni Townsend, 2016

Class: Amphibia > Order: Caudata > Family: Plethodontidae > Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae > Genus: Nototriton > Species: Nototriton nelsoni

Nototriton (Bryotriton) nelsoni Townsend, 2016, Zootaxa, 4196: 520. Holotype: USNM 578300, by original designation. Type locality: "Cerro El Chino (15.525394°N, 87.278672°W), 1,420 m elevation, above La Liberación, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Texiguat, Departamento de Atlántida, Honduras".  Zoobank publication registration: 96CA8433-6743-4D2A-A5A8-B0BB1C86809B

English Names

Texiguat Moss Salamander (original publication). 

Distribution

Known only from highland forest within Refugio de Vida Silvestre Texíguat, 1420–1800 m elevation, Departamento de Atlántida, Honduras. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Honduras

Endemic: Honduras

Comment

 Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 885–886, provided an account summarizing morphology, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map).

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