Northwestern climbing salamander
Appearance
Northwestern climbing salamander | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Bolitoglossa |
Species: | B. sima
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Binomial name | |
Bolitoglossa sima (Vaillant, 1911)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Spelerpes simus Vaillant, 1911 |
The northwestern climbing salamander[3] or northwestern mushroomtongue salamander[2] (Bolitoglossa sima) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and found in the northwestern lowlands of the country at elevations below 1,000 m (3,300 ft) asl.[1][2] It has been recorded in dense wet forest and in a grassy field, cleared for cattle grazing, although it is not known whether it could adapt to human-altered habitats. Agriculture and logging are threats to its habitat. It has been found in the Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Coloma, L.A.; Ron, S.; Yánez-Muñoz, M.; Cisneros-Heredia, D.; Almandáriz, A. (2004). "Bolitoglossa sima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. IUCN: e.T59207A11896341. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Bolitoglossa sima (Vaillant, 1911)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Plethodontidae". Caudata Culture. 2000–2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.