Zapotec salamander

Bolitoglossa zapoteca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species: B. zapoteca
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa zapoteca
Parra-Olea, Garcia-Paris & Wake, 2002

The Zapotec Salamander (Bolitoglossa zapoteca) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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