Bolitoglossa copinhorum

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Bolitoglossa copinhorum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. copinhorum
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa copinhorum
Itgen, Sessions, Wilson, and Townsend, 2020

Bolitoglossa copinhorum , the Lenca mushroomtongue salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. [2] It is endemic to Honduras, and the species name recognizes the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH)'s environmental advocacy for the Lenca people that are indigenous to its habitat. [3]

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa copinhorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T170327533A170349369. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T170327533A170349369.en . Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. "Lenca Mushroomtongue Salamander (Bolitoglossa copinhorum)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  3. Itgen, Michael W.; Sessions, Stanley K.; Wilson, Larry David; Townsend, Josiah H. (March 2020). "Integrative Systematic Revision of Bolitoglossa celaque (Caudata: Plethodontidae), with a new species from the Lenca Highlands of Honduras". Herpetological Monographs. 33 (1): 48–70. doi:10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-19-00001.1. ISSN   0733-1347.