Guerreran climbing salamander

The Guerreran climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa hermosa) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico. It is found on the Pacific slope of the Sierra Madre del Sur in the basins of the Atoyac and Tecpan rivers, between 765 and 2,800 meters elevation. Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 1,122 km2.[1]

Guerreran climbing salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. hermosa
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa hermosa
Papenfuss, Wake & Adler, 1983 (1984)

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, and rural gardens.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa hermosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59168A53976025. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59168A53976025.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.