Bolitoglossa borburata

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Bolitoglossa borburata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. borburata
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa borburata
Trapido, 1942

Bolitoglossa borburata, commonly known as the carabobo mushroomtongue, [2] is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. [1]

The carabobo mushroomtongue has a snout–vent length of 5.5 cm (2.2 in) and it is robust with a large and truncated snout, short limbs, and webbed fingers and toes. [2]

Sources

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa borburata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T59141A109541563. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59141A109541563.en .
  2. 1 2 Rafaelli, Jean. "Bolitoglossa borburata". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley, CA. Retrieved 16 May 2019.