Sierra de las Minas hidden salamander
Cryptotriton sierraminensis
Plethodontid salamander endemic to the Sierra de las Minas in Guatemala, inhabiting cloud forests between 1700 and 2200 m in elevation.
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Cryptotriton sierraminensis
Plethodontid salamander endemic to the Sierra de las Minas in Guatemala, inhabiting cloud forests between 1700 and 2200 m in elevation.
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