Amazon climbing salamander explained

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.[1] Its natural habitats are cloud forests.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss and contamination from agricultural operations.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bolitoglossa palmata (Werner, 1897) . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 22 October 2014.
  2. Web site: Bolitoglossa palmata (Werner, 1897) . Acosta-Galvis, A.R. . 2014 . Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.04.2014 . www.batrachia.com . 22 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923182938/http://www.batrachia.com/orden-caudata/bolitoglossa/bolitoglossa-palmata/ . 2015-09-23 . dead .

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