Bolitoglossa aurae

Bolitoglossa aurae, commonly known as Aura's golden salamander, is a lungless salamander found in the rainforests of Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica. This species is part of the Bolitoglossa genus, commonly known as mushroom-tongued salamanders.[2][1]

Bolitoglossa aurae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. aurae
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa aurae
Kubicki & Arias, 2016

Description

Bolitoglossa aurae has a light yellow color with a dark brown dorsal stripe running down the head through the body and a pair of thin dark brown lateral stripes running from behind the eyes to the tail. The species has long prehensile tails relative to other mushroom-tongued salamanders. Its tail is 57.9% of its total length.[3]

Habitat and dispersal

Aura's golden salamander is believed to be an endemic species of Costa Rica but its range is not currently known. The mid-elevation slopes of northeastern Cordillera de Talamanca are the only known environment inhabited by Bolitoglossa aurae. Aura's golden salamander inhabits cloud forests.[1]

Behavior

Bolitoglossa aurae is nocturnal and burrows during the day.[4]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "Bolitoglossa aurae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T119243975A119244221. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T119243975A119244221.en.
  2. "Bolitoglossa Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  3. Kubicki, Brian; Arias, Erick (2016-11-03). "A beautiful new yellow salamander, genus Bolitoglossa (Caudata: Plethodontidae), from the northeastern slopes of the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica". Zootaxa. 4184 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4184.2.5. ISSN 1175-5334.
  4. "AmphibiaWeb - Bolitoglossa aurae". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
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