La Palma salamander

La Palma salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. subpalmata
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa subpalmata

The La Palma salamander (Bolitoglossa subpalmata) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in Costa Rica and western Panama.[2]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. The species occur at high elevations and cold temperatures atypical of habitats for most other plethodontids.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa subpalmata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59212A54376454. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59212A54376454.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Bolitoglossa subpalmata". www.amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  3. ^ Houck, Lynne D. (1982). "Growth Rates and Age at Maturity for the Plethodontid Salamander Bolitoglossa subpalmata". Copeia. 1982 (2): 474–478. doi:10.2307/1444637. ISSN 0045-8511. JSTOR 1444637.