Dendrotriton kekchiorum
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Dendrotriton kekchiorum faces severe habitat destruction from agricultural expansion and logging activities in Guatemala's cloud forest regions. The species' extremely limited range makes it particularly vulnerable to localized environmental changes, while climate change threatens to shift the cool, humid conditions essential for its survival to higher elevations beyond its current habitat.
Habitat
This salamander inhabits montane cloud forests at elevations between 1,400-2,100 meters in the Sierra de las Minas and Sierra del Merendón of Guatemala. It requires cool, humid microhabitats with dense vegetation cover, typically found under logs, rocks, and leaf litter in primary and secondary cloud forest environments.
