Nototriton picadoi (Stejneger, 1911)
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 picadoi, commonly known as La Estrella salamander is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.
It is endemic to the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica.
Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Nototriton picadoi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:21:31.747341+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nototriton picadoi (Stejneger, 1911)
- Name authority
- (Stejneger, 1911)
- 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 picadoi (Stejneger, 1911)
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 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 |
|---|---|
| Nototriton matama Boza-Oviedo, Rovito, Chaves, García-Rodríguez, Artavia, Bolaños & Wake, 2012 Boza-Oviedo, Rovito, Chaves, García-Rodríguez, Artavia, Bolaños & Wake, 2012 | synonym |
| Oedipus picadoi (Stejneger, 1911) (Stejneger, 1911) | synonym |
| Chiropterotriton picadoi (Stejneger, 1911) (Stejneger, 1911) | synonym |
| Spelerpes picadoi Stejneger, 1911 Stejneger, 1911 | synonym |
| Nototriton major Good & Wake, 1993 Good & Wake, 1993 | synonym |
| Pseudoeurycea picadoi (Stejneger, 1911) (Stejneger, 1911) | 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=550392 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:74DDT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.