Doflein's salamander
Doflein's salamander (Bolitoglossa dofleini) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest. An example ecoregion of occurrence is the Belizean pine forests.[2] The species is threatened by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Bolitoglossa |
| Species: | B. dofleini |
| Binomial name | |
| Bolitoglossa dofleini (Werner, 1903) | |
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa dofleini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59156A54374321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59156A54374321.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- C. Michael Hogan & World Wildlife Fund. 2012. Belizean pine forests. Ed. M. McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. Washington DC
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