Amazon climbing salamander

Amazon climbing salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Urodela
Family:Plethodontidae
Genus:Bolitoglossa
Species: B. palmata
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa palmata
(Werner, 1897)
Synonyms

Spelerpes palmatus Werner, 1897[2]

The Amazon climbing salamander or Amazon mushroomtongue salamander (Bolitoglossa palmata) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found on the Amazonian slopes of the Andes of Ecuador and southern Colombia.[3] Its natural habitats are cloud forests.[1][4] It is a rare species threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S.; Morales, M.; Almendáriz, A. (2004). "Bolitoglossa palmata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T59191A11884896. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59191A11884896.en. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Werner, Franz (1897). "Über einige noch unbeschriebene Reptilien und Batrachier". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 20: 261–267.
  3. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Bolitoglossa palmata (Werner, 1897)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Bolitoglossa palmata (Werner, 1897)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.04.2014. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 22 October 2014.


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