Amazon climbing salamander
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Bolitoglossa |
| Species: | B. palmata
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| Bolitoglossa palmata (Werner, 1897)
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The Amazon climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa palmata), also known as the Amazon mushroomtongue salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found on the Amazonian slopes of the Andes of Ecuador and southern Colombia.[3] Its natural habitats are cloud forests.[1][4] It is threatened by habitat loss and contamination from agricultural operations.[1]
References
- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Bolitoglossa palmata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T59191A85861483. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T59191A85861483.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Werner, Franz (1897). "Über einige noch unbeschriebene Reptilien und Batrachier". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 20: 261–267.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Bolitoglossa palmata (Werner, 1897)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Bolitoglossa palmata (Werner, 1897)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.04.2014. www.batrachia.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 22 October 2014.