''Nototriton'', commonly referred to as moss salamanders is a genus in the
salamander
Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All t ...
family
Plethodontidae
Plethodontidae, or lungless salamanders, are a family of salamanders. With over 500 species, lungless salamanders are by far the largest family of salamanders in terms of their diversity. Most species are native to the Western Hemisphere, from B ...
, which is characterized by their absence of lungs; they instead achieve respiration through their skin and the tissues lining their mouth. They range from Central Costa Rica to north-central and western Honduras reaching also to eastern Guatemala.
Species
The genus contains the following 20 species:
References
External links
* . 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July 2008)
''Nototriton'' Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).
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''Nototriton'' AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: August 1, 2008).
Amphibian genera
Taxa named by David B. Wake
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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