Alvarado's salamander
Alvarado's salamander (Bolitoglossa alvaradoi), also known as the Moravia de Chirripo salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.
| Alvarado's salamander | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Bolitoglossa |
| Species: | B. alvaradoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bolitoglossa alvaradoi | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
It is endemic to Costa Rica.[2] Its natural habitat is lowland moist and wet forests and premontane rainforests. This species is extremely rarely seen so its population status in unknown, but its habitat is threatened by habitat loss and it is classified as "vulnerable".
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa alvaradoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59138A54372940. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59138A54372940.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Bolitoglossa alvaradoi Taylor, 1954". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.