Named By: | G. Poinar Jr & D. B. Wake in 2015 |
Time Period: | Miocene, 20-30 Ma |
Location: | Dominican Republic |
Size: | Unavailable |
Diet: | Carnivore |
Fossil(s): | Single juvenile individual preserved in amber. Left front leg is missing |
Classification: | | Chordata | Amphibia | |
Palaeoplethodon hispaniolae is an extinct salamander species found in Miocene Dominican amber from the Dominican Republic. It is so far the only salamander species known to have existed in the Caribbean.