Bolitoglossa aurae, commonly known as Aura's golden salamander, is a lungless salamander found in the rainforests of Cordillera de Talamanca in Costa Rica. This species is part of the Bolitoglossa genus, commonly known as mushroom-tongued salamanders.[2][1]
| Bolitoglossa aurae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Bolitoglossa |
| Species: | B. aurae
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| Binomial name | |
| Bolitoglossa aurae Kubicki & Arias, 2016
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Description
editBolitoglossa aurae has a light yellow color with a dark brown dorsal stripe running down the head through the body and a pair of thin dark brown lateral stripes running from behind the eyes to the tail. The species has long prehensile tails relative to other mushroom-tongued salamanders. Its tail is 57.9% of its total length.[3]
Habitat and dispersal
editAura's golden salamander is believed to be an endemic species of Costa Rica but its range is not currently known. The mid-elevation slopes of northeastern Cordillera de Talamanca are the only known environment inhabited by Bolitoglossa aurae. Aura's golden salamander inhabits cloud forests.[1]
Behavior
editBolitoglossa aurae is nocturnal and burrows during the day.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2020). "Bolitoglossa aurae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T119243975A119244221. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T119243975A119244221.en.
- ^ "Bolitoglossa Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ Kubicki, Brian; Arias, Erick (2016-11-03). "A beautiful new yellow salamander, genus Bolitoglossa (Caudata: Plethodontidae), from the northeastern slopes of the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica". Zootaxa. 4184 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4184.2.5. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Bolitoglossa aurae". amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2024-06-22.