Veracruz salamander
| Bolitoglossa veracrucis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Bolitoglossa |
| Species: | B. veracrucis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bolitoglossa veracrucis Taylor, 1951[2] | |
The Veracruz salamander or Veracruz mushroomtongue salamander (Bolitoglossa veracrucis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from southern Veracruz, north-eastern Oaxaca, and north-western Chiapas.[1][3] Its natural habitats are tropical lowland forests, but it occurs also in disturbed habitats. It might be a habitat specialist of limestone outcrops. It is threatened by opening of its habitat by expanding agriculture and wood extraction.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake, Ted Papenfuss (2008). "Bolitoglossa veracrucis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2008: e.T59216A11899101. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ Taylor, E. H. (1951). "A new Veracrucian salamander". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 34: 189–193.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Bolitoglossa veracrucis Taylor, 1951". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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