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SUBMITTER: Parra Olea G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7258950 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Parra Olea Gabriela G Garcia-Castillo Mirna G MG Rovito Sean M SM Maisano Jessica A JA Hanken James J Wake David B DB
PeerJ 20200526
The genus <i>Chiropterotriton</i> is endemic to Mexico with a geographical distribution along the Sierra Madre Oriental, the Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt and the Sierra de Juárez. The recent use of molecular tools has shown that Mexico's amphibian diversity is highly underestimated, including a large number of cryptic, unnamed species. <i>Chiropterotriton</i> has 18 described species including terrestrial, arboreal and cave-dwelling species. In previous molecular studies, the presence of multiple ...[more]