Arboreal splayfoot salamander

The arboreal splayfoot salamander or arboreal flat-footed salamander (Chiropterotriton arboreus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico where it is only found near its type locality near Tianguistengo in the Hidalgo state. Its natural habitats are humid pine-oak and cloud forests at elevations of above sea level. It lives in bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss (deforestation and fragmentation).