Cryptotriton sierraminensis Vásquez-Almazán, Rovito, Good & Wake, 2009
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Sierra de las Minas hidden salamander (Cryptotriton sierraminensis) is one of seven species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. In 2009, it was the most recent species to be described in Cryptotriton.
It is found in the Sierra de las Minas of eastern Guatemala.
Its natural habitat are cloud forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Sierra de las Minas hidden salamander; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:49:22.112390+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cryptotriton sierraminensis Vásquez-Almazán, Rovito, Good & Wake, 2009
- Name authority
- Vásquez-Almazán, Rovito, Good & Wake, 2009
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Genus
- Cryptotriton
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderCaudata
- familyPlethodontidae Gray, 1850
- subfamilyHemidactyliinae Hallowell, 1856
- genusCryptotriton García-París & Wake, 2000
- speciesCryptotriton sierraminensis Vásquez-Almazán, Rovito, Good & Wake, 2009
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cryptotriton. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cryptotriton alvarezdeltoroi (Papenfuss & Wake, 1987) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptotriton nasalis (Dunn, 1924) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptotriton monzoni (Campbell & Smith, 1998) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptotriton necopinus McCranie & Rovito, 2014 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptotriton veraepacis (Lynch & Wake, 1978) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptotriton xucaneborum Rovito, Vázquez-Almazán, Papenfuss, Parra-Olea & Wake, 2015 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1099980 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:323D2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.