Nauta salamander

Bolitoglossa altamazonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species: B. altamazonica
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa altamazonica
(Cope, 1874)
Synonyms

Oedipus altamazonicus Cope, 1874[2]

Nauta salamander or Nauta mushroomtongue salamander (Bolitoglossa altamazonica) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found on the eastern and lower slopes of the Andes from Venezuela and Colombia through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia and east into adjacent Brazil. Its common name refers to its type locality, Nauta, in the Loreto Province, Peruvian Amazon. It might a composite of several species.[3]

Description

Adult individuals measure 31–48 mm (1.2–1.9 in) in snout–vent length; the tail is almost as long. Colouration is variable: most individuals are darker dorsally and laterally than ventrally, but some have light dorsal streaking and mottling; others are uniformly dorsally dark-coloured.[4]

Habitat and conservation

Natural habitat of Bolitoglossa altamazonica is lowland rainforest where it occurs on low vegetation. It is a locally common species throughout its range. It is locally threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture and planting of trees.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Steffen Reichle, Ana Almendáriz, Fernando Castro (2010). "Bolitoglossa altamazonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Cope, E. D. (1874). "On some Batrachia and Nematognathi brought from the upper Amazon by Prof. Orton". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 26: 120–137.
  3. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Bolitoglossa altamazonica (Cope, 1874)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Brame, A. H., Jr.; Wake, David B. (1963). "The salamanders of South America" (PDF). Contributions in Science. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 69: 1–72.
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