Conant's salamander

Conant's salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species: B. conanti
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa conanti
McCranie & Wilson, 1993

Conant's salamander (Bolitoglossa conanti) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Honduras. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.The males in rare cases can grow a pseudo-penis.

References

  1. Gustavo Cruz, Larry David Wilson, Randy McCranie, Franklin Castañeda, Carlos Vásquez, Sean Rovito, Jonathan Kolby 2010. Bolitoglossa conanti. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2


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