Bolitoglossa borburata

Bolitoglossa borburata (Spanish: Salamandra Costera) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1] It is also known as the Carabobo mushroomtongue.[2]

Bolitoglossa borburata

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. borburata
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa borburata
Trapido, 1942

The Carabobo Mushroomtongue has a snout–vent length of 5.5cm and it is robust with a large and truncated snout, short limbs, and webbed fingers and toes.[3]

Sources

  1. La Marca, E.; Manzanilla, J. (2004). "Bolitoglossa borburata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T59141A11888942. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T59141A11888942.en.
  2. "Bolitoglossa borburata". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley, CA. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. Rafaelli, Jean. "Bolitoglossa borburata". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley, CA. Retrieved 16 May 2019.


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