The cave splayfoot salamander is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to the Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests of northern Hidalgo, Mexico. It was thought extinct for over 70 years after its first study, by Robert Livingston and Harold T. Woodall in 1937, until it was spotted again in 2010 by Dr. Sean Rovito, who identified two individuals during his search for other lost amphibian species. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Scientific NameChiropterotriton mosaueri 1 Conservation Status Classification
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Source Cave splayfoot salamander (Wikipedia)
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1. Cave splayfoot salamander (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q134963 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): critically endangered.
View the Source 2. Cave splayfoot salamander (Wikipedia)
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It is endemic to Mexico, specifically in the Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests of the northern region of Hidalgo, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
rra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests of northern Hidalgo, Mexico. It was thought extinct for over 70 years after its first study, by Robert Livingston and Harold T. Woo
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