Bolitoglossa mombachoensis
Bolitoglossa mombachoensis (Spanish: Salamandra De Mombacho) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is commonly known in English as the Mombacho salamander.
Bolitoglossa mombachoensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Bolitoglossa |
Species: | B. mombachoensis |
Binomial name | |
Bolitoglossa mombachoensis Köhler & McCranie, 1999 | |
It is endemic to Nicaragua. This species is known only from Volcán Mombacho, Granada Department, at 950–1,250m above sea level. It might occur on other volcanoes in south-western Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Köhler, G. & Wake, D. 2004. Bolitoglossa mombachoensis. 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 11 October 2012.
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