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Guatemalan Bromeliad Salamander

Dendrotriton rabbi

Declining

Overview

Dendrotriton rabbi, commonly known as the Guatemalan bromeliad salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Guatemala and is known from the Montañas de Cuilco, near the Mexican border, and from the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes. Its range might extend into Mexico.

Dendrotriton rabbi faces severe threats from deforestation and agricultural expansion in Guatemala's cloud forest regions. The species' extremely limited range makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while climate change threatens to shift the cool, humid conditions essential for its survival to higher elevations beyond its current habitat range.

Threat summary

Habitat

This arboreal salamander inhabits cloud forests and pine-oak forests at elevations between 1,400-2,100 meters in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes of Guatemala. It requires cool, humid montane environments with dense canopy cover and abundant epiphytic vegetation.

Forest· majorForest - Temperate· majorForest - Subtropical/tropical moist montane· major

Conservation measures underway

Resource & habitat protectionSpecies managementSpecies recovery

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Guatemalan Bromeliad Salamander classified as Critically Endangered?
Guatemalan Bromeliad Salamander is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. Dendrotriton rabbi faces severe threats from deforestation and agricultural expansion in Guatemala's cloud forest regions. The species' extremely limited range makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while climate change threatens to shift the cool, humid conditions essential for its survival to higher elevations beyond its current habitat range.
Where does Guatemalan Bromeliad Salamander live?
Guatemalan Bromeliad Salamander occurs in Guatemala, and Mexico. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Guatemalan Bromeliad Salamander?
The main threats to Guatemalan Bromeliad Salamander are 11.1, 2.1, 5.1, and 5.1.1. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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