Amazon climbing salamander

The Amazon climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa palmata), also known as the Amazon mushroomtongue salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found on the Amazonian slopes of the Andes of Ecuador and southern Colombia.[3] Its natural habitats are cloud forests.[1][4] It is threatened by habitat loss and contamination from agricultural operations.[1]

Amazon climbing salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. palmata
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa palmata
(Werner, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Spelerpes palmatus Werner, 1897[2]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Bolitoglossa palmata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T59191A85861483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T59191A85861483.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Werner, Franz (1897). "Über einige noch unbeschriebene Reptilien und Batrachier". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 20: 261–267.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Bolitoglossa palmata (Werner, 1897)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  4. Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Bolitoglossa palmata (Werner, 1897)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.04.2014. www.batrachia.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 22 October 2014.


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