Jackson's climbing salamander
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| Species: | B. jacksoni
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| Bolitoglossa jacksoni Elias, 1984
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Jackson's climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa jacksoni) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Guatemala. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. The salamander is among the 25 "most wanted lost" species that are the focus of Global Wildlife Conservation's "Search for Lost Species" initiative, as it had not been seen since 1975.[2] It was rediscovered in 2017 at an amphibian reserve in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes.[3]
References
- ^ Manuel Acevedo, David Wake, Paul Elias, Sean Rovito, Carlos Vasquez 2004. Bolitoglossa jacksoni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.
- ^ "The Search for Lost Species". Global Wildlife Conservation. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ "Brilliantly colored 'lost' salamander rediscovered after 42 years". news.mongabay.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
External links
Data related to Bolitoglossa jacksoni at Wikispecies
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