Mexican climbing salamander

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Mexican climbing salamander
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. mexicana
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa mexicana
Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854 [2]
Synonyms
  • Bolitoglossa moreletiSmith, 1945

The Mexican climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa mexicana) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and possibly Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa mexicana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T59180A53976360. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T59180A53976360.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Erpétologie générale, ou, Histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Vol. 9. 1854.