Bolitoglossa caldwellae

Bolitoglossa caldwellae, or Caldwell's mushroomtongue salamander,[1] is a species of salamander from the family Plethodontidae. This species is known to occur in western Brazil in the states of Acre and Amazonas,[1] as well as Madre de Dios, Peru.[2]

Bolitoglossa caldwellae
Bolitoglossa caldwellae in the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve, Peru
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. caldwellae
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa caldwellae
Brcko, Hoogmoed, and Neckel-Oliveira, 2013
Synonyms
  • Bolitoglossa (Eladinea) caldwellae

In 2021, the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group determined Bolitoglossa caldwellae to be a least-concern species.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group; Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna (13 April 2021). "Bolitoglossa caldwellae (Caldwell's Mushroomtongue Salamander)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 13 April 2021: e.T81659538A86254624. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T81659538A86254624.en. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  2. Shorma, Jared (blazeclaw). "Caldwell's Lungless Salamander (Bolitoglossa caldwellae) from T1, Madre de Dios, PE". iNaturalist.


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