Tico salamander

Tico salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species: B. tica
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa tica
García-París, Parra-Olea and Wake, 2008

The Tico salamander (Bolitoglossa tica) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is native to Costa Rica.

Its natural habitat includes subtropical to tropical montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Federico Bolaños and Gerardo Chaves (2008). Bolitoglossa tica. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.


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