Biology:Amazon climbing salamander

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Amazon climbing salamander
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 (Bolitoglossa palmata), also known as the Amazon mushroomtongue salamander, 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 threatened by habitat loss and contamination from agricultural operations.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Bolitoglossa palmata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T59191A85861483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T59191A85861483.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59191/85861483. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. Werner, Franz (1897). "Über einige noch unbeschriebene Reptilien und Batrachier". Zoologischer Anzeiger 20: 261–267. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/37563#page/280/mode/1up. 
  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. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Caudata/Plethodontidae/Hemidactyliinae/Bolitoglossa/Bolitoglossa-palmata. 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. http://www.batrachia.com/orden-caudata/bolitoglossa/bolitoglossa-palmata/. Retrieved 22 October 2014. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2211286 entry