Cryptotriton or Hidden Salamanders is a genus of salamander

Salamander

Salamander is a common name of approximately 500 species of amphibians. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with their slender bodies, short noses, and long tails. All known fossils and extinct species fall under the order Caudata, while sometimes the extant...

 in the Plethodontidae family, endemic to Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

, Honduras

Honduras

Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

 and Guatemala

Guatemala

Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...

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Species

The following seven species are included in this genus:

Binomial Name and Author	Common Name
Cryptotriton adelos Cryptotriton adelos Cryptotriton adelos is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family.It is endemic to Mexico.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:... Papenfuss & Wake, 1987	Sierra Juarez Hidden Salamander
Cryptotriton alvarezdeltoroi Cryptotriton alvarezdeltoroi Cryptotriton alvarezdeltoroi is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family.It is endemic to Mexico.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:... Papenfuss & Wake, 1987	Alvarez del Toro's Hidden Salamander
Cryptotriton monzoni Cryptotriton monzoni Cryptotriton monzoni is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family, known commonly as Monzon's Hidden Salamander.It is endemic to Guatemala.Its natural habitat is subtropical or...	Monzon's Hidden Salamander
Cryptotriton nasalis Cryptotriton nasalis Cryptotriton nasalis is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family.It is found in Honduras and possibly Guatemala.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:*...	Cortez' Hidden Salamander
Cryptotriton sierraminensis	Sierra de las Minas Hidden Salamander
Cryptotriton veraepacis Cryptotriton veraepacis Cryptotriton veraepacis is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family.It is endemic to Guatemala.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...	Baja Verepaz' Salamander
Cryptotriton wakei Cryptotriton wakei Cryptotriton wakei is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family.It is found in the Sierra del Merendón range in Guatemala and possibly Honduras.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss....	Wake's Hidden Salamander

External links

. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Cryptotriton. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: July 31, 2008). [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Cryptotriton. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: July 31, 2008).