Savage's salamander

Savage's salamander (Bolitoglossa savagei), also known as Savage's mushroomtongue salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.[3] It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia (Magdalena Department).[1][4] The record from Venezuela represents another species,[4] likely Bolitoglossa guaramacalensis.[1][5] The species is named after Jay M. Savage, an American herpetologist.[2]

Savage's salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. savagei
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa savagei
Brame and Wake, 1963[2]

Description

Males measure 36–52 mm (1.4–2.0 in) and females 38–55 mm (1.5–2.2 in) in snout–vent length. The tail is slightly shorter or longer than the body. The hands and feet are partially to nearly fully webbed. Colouration is variable, dorsally light or dark brown, with a clear longitudinal band, mottling, or simply uniform.[2]

Habitat and conservation

Bolitoglossa savagei is found in montane forests at elevations of 1,000–2,140 m (3,280–7,020 ft) above sea level.[1] It primarily lives (and breeds) in arboreal bromeliads, but may sometimes occur in decaying logs and stumps or under decaying leaves.[1][2] It may co-occur in bromeliads with the frog Pristimantis tayrona.[6]

Habitat loss from deforestation is a threat to this species.

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Bolitoglossa savagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T59204A49345792. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T59204A49345792.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Brame, A. H., Jr.; Wake, David B. (1963). "The salamanders of South America". Contributions in Science. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 69: 1–72.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Bolitoglossa savagei Brame and Wake, 1963". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  4. Acosta Galvis, A. R. & D. Cuentas (2016). "Bolitoglossa savagei Brame & Wake, 1963". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  5. Schargel, W. E.; J. E. García-Pérez; E. N. Smith (2002). "A new species of Bolitoglossa (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from the Cordillera de Merida, Venezuela". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 115: 534–542.
  6. Lynch, John D.; Ruíz-Carranza, P. M. (1985). "A synopsis of the frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. 711: 1–59. hdl:2027.42/57147.
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