Nototriton barbouri (Schmidt, 1936)
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
Nototriton barbouri is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.
It is endemic to Honduras.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Nototriton barbouri is often referred to by its common name, the Yoro Moss Salamander. N. Barbouri's habitat includes packed leaf litter, rotten logs, abandoned hummingbird nests, and inside bromeliads during the daytime. At nighttime, they actively forage on the branches of small trees and shrubs (J. Townsend, 2016).
Wikipedia contributors, Nototriton barbouri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:20:43.565796+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nototriton barbouri (Schmidt, 1936)
- Name authority
- (Schmidt, 1936)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Genus
- Nototriton
- 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
- genusNototriton Wake & Elias, 1983
- speciesNototriton barbouri (Schmidt, 1936)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nototriton. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Nototriton costaricense Arias & Kubicki, 2018 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nototriton lignicola McCranie & Wilson, 1997 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nototriton tapanti Good & Wake, 1993 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nototriton picucha Townsend, Medina-Flores, Murillo & Austin, 2011 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nototriton oreadorum Townsend, 2016 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nototriton tomamorum Townsend, Butler, Wilson & Austin, 2010 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nototriton picadoi (Stejneger, 1911) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nototriton kenorum Kubicki, Reyes & Arias, 2022 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nototriton lateomuscus Kubicki, Reyes & Arias, 2022 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nototriton maximo Kubicki, Reyes & Arias, 2022 | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nototriton abscondens (Taylor, 1948) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nototriton brodiei Campbell & Smith, 1998 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Oedipus barbouri Schmidt, 1936 Schmidt, 1936 | synonym |
| Pseudoeurycea barbouri (Schmidt, 1936) (Schmidt, 1936) | synonym |
| Chiropterotriton barbouri (Schmidt, 1936) (Schmidt, 1936) | 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=550390 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:47Z9P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.