Biology:Tapanti climbing salamander

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Tapanti climbing salamander
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. epimela
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa epimela
Wake & Brame, 1963

The Tapanti climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa epimela) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, the salamander is endemic to Costa Rica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical, moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical, moist montane forests. Currently, the species is under threat due to habitat loss.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa epimela". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T59159A54374670. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59159A54374670.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59159/54374670. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 

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