Zapotec salamander

The Zapotec salamander (Bolitoglossa zapoteca) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico.

Zapotec salamander
B. zapoteca in Oaxaca, Mexico
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. zapoteca
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa zapoteca

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa zapoteca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59219A162668842. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59219A162668842.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.


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