Alberch's salamander
Alberch's salamander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Bolitoglossa |
Species: | B. alberchi |
Binomial name | |
Bolitoglossa alberchi García-París, Parra-Olea, Brame, and Wake, 2002 |
Alberch's salamander (Bolitoglossa alberchi) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to mexico and known from Veracruz, extreme eastern Oaxaca, and western and central Chiapas, from near sea level to 1,800 m (5,900 ft) asl.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical lowland forests. It also occurs along the edges of clearings and well-shaded plantations. It seems to be a fairly common species, although it is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture, wood extraction, and human settlement.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa alberchi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59136A53975243. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59136A53975243.en. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Bolitoglossa alberchi García-París, Parra-Olea, Brame, and Wake, 2002". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 April 2015.