Nototriton tapanti

Nototriton tapanti, commonly known as the Tapanti moss salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica.

Nototriton tapanti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Nototriton
Species:
N. tapanti
Binomial name
Nototriton tapanti
Good & Wake, 1993

Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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