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Dendrotriton kekchiorum Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo & Brodie, 2010

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Dendrotriton kekchiorum Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo & Brodie, 2010
Name authority
Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo & Brodie, 2010
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderCaudata
  10. familyPlethodontidae Gray, 1850
  11. subfamilyHemidactyliinae Hallowell, 1856
  12. genusDendrotriton Wake & Elias, 1983
  13. speciesDendrotriton kekchiorum Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo & Brodie, 2010

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Dendrotriton. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dendrotriton rabbi (Lynch & Wake, 1975)PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dendrotriton sanctibarbarus (McCranie & Wilson, 1997)PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dendrotriton xolocalcae (Taylor, 1941)PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dendrotriton bromeliacius (Schmidt, 1936)PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dendrotriton chujorum Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo & Brodie, 2010PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dendrotriton cuchumatanus (Lynch & Wake, 1975)PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dendrotriton megarhinus (Rabb, 1960)PlethodontidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1100010 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:34SMZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.