Bolitoglossa platydactyla
Appearance
Bolitoglossa platydactyla | |
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Bolitoglossa platydactyla, Municipality of Ocampo, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Bolitoglossa |
Species: | B. platydactyla
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Binomial name | |
Bolitoglossa platydactyla | |
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Bolitoglossa platydactyla, commonly known as the broadfoot mushroomtongue salamander and broad-footed salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa platydactyla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59196A53976887. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59196A53976887.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.