Biology:Southern banana salamander

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Southern banana salamander
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. occidentalis
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa occidentalis
Taylor, 1941
Synonyms
  • Bolitoglossa bilineata Lynch & Smith, 1966

The southern banana salamander (Bolitoglossa occidentalis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, arable land, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T59188A53976735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T59188A53976735.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59188/53976735. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 


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