Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Nototriton lignicola (Nototriton lignicola), recorded as Endangered
Nototriton lignicola (Nototriton lignicola). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Nototriton lignicola

Nototriton lignicola

Nototriton lignicola is a salamander in the family Plethodontidae (order Caudata), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Nototriton lignicola
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Caudata · Plethodontidae · Nototriton

Appearance

It is also known as the Cerro de Enmedio moss salamander.

Range and habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Salamanders hide under logs, in seeps, or in caves. They do not commute across a dry valley.

Eggs and damp skin make amphibians quick to vanish from a drained wetland or a forest stripped of litter.

In crisis

Salamanders disappear when seeps are capped, caves are disturbed, or a pathogen moves through a mountain range.

Nototriton lignicola is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Nototriton lignicola — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q2244760. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Nototriton lignicola?
Nototriton lignicola is a salamander in the family Plethodontidae (order Caudata).
What is the conservation status of Nototriton lignicola?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Nototriton lignicola. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Nototriton lignicola live?
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Why is Nototriton lignicola in crisis?
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Nototriton lignicola?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Nototriton lignicola a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.