title: Two new species of Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from northern Mexico.
abstract: Species of the genus Chiropterotriton are distributed through much of northern and eastern Mexico. The genus has presented taxonomic difficulties, with a number of species waiting to be described. We describe two new species, Chiropterotriton cieloensis sp. nov. and Chiropterotriton infernalis sp. nov., from the Mexican state of Tamaulipas based on both molecular and morphological data. We present a phylogenetic hypothesis for the group, with emphasis on the taxa from northern Mexico, based on mitochondrial DNA, and discuss the other species of northern Mexico, especially the wider-ranging C. multidentatus, to which the new species were formerly assigned.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio Nacional de Genómica para la Biodiversidad, CINVESTAV, km 9.6 Libramiento Norte Carretera León, Irapuato, CP 36821, Guanajuato, México.; Email: srovito@langebio.cinvestav.mx.
authors.forename: Sean M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rovito
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, AP 70-153, Tercer Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, México, Distrito Federal, México.; Email: gparra@ib.unam.mx.
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parra-Olea
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009929:Organ Size; D010802:Phylogeny; D014562:Caudata / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial