Meliana climbing salamander

Meliana climbing salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species: B. meliana
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa meliana
Wake & Lynch, 1982

The Meliana climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa meliana) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Guatemala.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Manuel Acevedo, David Wake, Ted Pappenfuss 2004. Bolitoglossa meliana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.


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