Rilett's climbing salamander
| Rilett's climbing salamander | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Bolitoglossa |
| Species: | B. riletti
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| Binomial name | |
| Bolitoglossa riletti Holman, 1964[2]
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Rilett's climbing salamander, Rilett's mushroomtongue salamander, or simply Rilett's salamander (Bolitoglossa riletti) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and only known from the vicinity of its type locality near Putla, Oaxaca.[3] It inhabits secondary tropical semi-deciduous forest, and also shaded banana and coffee plantations. It is an arboreal salamander, most often found in the leaf axils of red banana trees and other large-leaved plants. Despite living in modified habitats, it is threatened by changing agricultural practices.[1]
References
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2014.3
- ^ Holman, J. A. (1964). "New and interesting amphibians and reptiles from Oaxaca, Mexico" (PDF). Herpetologica. 20: 48–54.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Bolitoglossa riletti Holman, 1964". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
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