Nototriton gamezi García-París & Wake, 2000
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 gamezi is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is also known as the Monteverde moss salamander.
It is endemic to Cordillera de Tilarán, Costa Rica.
Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests.
Wikipedia contributors, Nototriton gamezi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:21:31.746339+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nototriton gamezi García-París & Wake, 2000
- Name authority
- García-París & Wake, 2000
- 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 gamezi García-París & Wake, 2000
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 barbouri (Schmidt, 1936) | PlethodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| 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 |
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=668299 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:47Z9T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.