Northwestern climbing salamander

Northwestern climbing salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Urodela
Family:Plethodontidae
Genus:Bolitoglossa
Species: B. sima
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa sima
(Vaillant, 1911)
Synonyms[2]

Spelerpes simus Vaillant, 1911

The northwestern climbing salamander[3] or northwestern mushroomtongue salamander[2] (Bolitoglossa sima) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and found in the northwestern lowlands of the country at elevations below 1,000 m (3,300 ft) asl.[1][2] It has been recorded in dense wet forest and in a grassy field, cleared for cattle grazing, although it is not known whether it could adapt to human-altered habitats. Agriculture and logging are threats to its habitat. It has been found in the Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S.; Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Almandáriz, A. (2004). "Bolitoglossa sima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T59207A11896341. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Bolitoglossa sima (Vaillant, 1911)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Plethodontidae". Caudata Culture. 2000–2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.


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