The arboreal splayfoot salamander (Chiropterotriton arboreus), or arboreal flat-footed salamander, 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 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). References Chiropterotriton Endemic amphibians of Mexico Taxa named by Edward Harrison Taylor Amphibians described in 1941 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fauna of the Sierra Madre Oriental