Dendrotriton cuchumatanus (Lynch & Wake, 1975)
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
Dendrotriton cuchumatanus is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Guatemala and is known from its type locality near San Juan Ixcoy in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, and possibly from another, as yet unconfirmed record. Common name forest bromeliad salamander has been coined for it, although it does not seem to inhabit bromeliads.
Wikipedia contributors, Dendrotriton cuchumatanus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:55:48.877614+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dendrotriton cuchumatanus (Lynch & Wake, 1975)
- Name authority
- (Lynch & Wake, 1975)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Genus
- Dendrotriton
- 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
- genusDendrotriton Wake & Elias, 1983
- speciesDendrotriton cuchumatanus (Lynch & Wake, 1975)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dendrotriton. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dendrotriton kekchiorum Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo & Brodie, 2010 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendrotriton rabbi (Lynch & Wake, 1975) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendrotriton sanctibarbarus (McCranie & Wilson, 1997) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendrotriton xolocalcae (Taylor, 1941) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendrotriton bromeliacius (Schmidt, 1936) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendrotriton chujorum Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo & Brodie, 2010 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dendrotriton megarhinus (Rabb, 1960) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chiropterotriton cuchumatanus Lynch & Wake, 1975 Lynch & Wake, 1975 | synonym |
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=668286 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:34SMY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.