Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Caudata > Plethodontidae > Bolitoglossa

Bolitoglossa (neotropical lungless salamanders) Endangered

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Wikipedia Abstract

Bolitoglossa is a genus of lungless salamanders, also called tropical climbing salamanders or web-footed salamanders, in the family Plethodontidae. Their range is Central and South America: Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, northeastern Brazil, and central Bolivia. These arboreal and terrestrial, Neotropical salamanders of the Bolitoglossa genus make up the largest genus in the order Caudata consisting of approximately one-fourth of all known species of salamanders. Adult salamanders range anywhere from 45mm to 200mm in length depending on their specific species. They are notorious for their webbed feet, as indicated from their name, and have significantly more webbing than any other species outside their genus with the exception of the Cave-dwelling Mexican Bolitoglossine Chirop
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Species

Bolitoglossa anthracina (Coal Black Salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa capitana (Orphan salamander) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa carri (Cloud forest salamander) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa cataguana (Cataguana salamander) (Critically Endangered)
Bolitoglossa celaque (Celaque Mushroomtongue Salamander) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa centenorum (Critically Endangered)
Bolitoglossa chica (Hotel Zaracay salamander) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa chucantiensis (Chucanti Salamander) (Critically Endangered)
Bolitoglossa compacta (Cerro Pando Salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa copia (El Copé Giant Salamander) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa copinhorum (Endangered)
Bolitoglossa cuchumatana (Oak Forest Salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa cuna (Camp Sasardi Salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa daryorum (Endangered)
Bolitoglossa decora (Monte Escondido salamander) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa diaphora (El Cusuco Salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa dunni (Dunn's salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa engelhardti (Engelhardt's mushroomtongue salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa eremia (Endangered)
Bolitoglossa flavimembris (Yellow-legged mushroomtongue salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa flaviventris (Yellowbelly Mushroomtongue Salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa gomezi (Gomez’s Web-footed Salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa guaramacalensis (guaramacalensis mushroomtongue salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa heiroreias (Holy mountain salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa huehuetenanguensis (Critically Endangered)
Bolitoglossa hypacra (Paramo Frontino salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa indio (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa insularis (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa jacksoni (Jackson's mushroomtongue salamander) (Critically Endangered)
Bolitoglossa kaqchikelorum (Endangered)
Bolitoglossa la <Unverified Name> (Endangered)
Bolitoglossa leandrae (Leandra Salamander) (Critically Endangered)
Bolitoglossa longissima (longissima mushroomtongue salamander) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa macrinii (Oaxacan mushroomtongue salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa magnifica (Magnificent Web-Footed Salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa marmorea (Crater Salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa meliana (Mexican mushroomtongue salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa minutula (minutula mushroomtongue salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa mucuyensis (La Mucuy Salamander) (Endangered)
Bolitoglossa ninadormida (Critically Endangered)
Bolitoglossa nussbaumi (Critically Endangered)
Bolitoglossa oaxacensis (Atoyac Salamander) (Endangered)
Bolitoglossa omniumsanctorum (Todos Santos Salamander) (Endangered)
Bolitoglossa oresbia (oresbia mushroomtongue salamander) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa orestes (Culata mushroomtongue salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa pacaya (Endangered)
Bolitoglossa pandi (Pandi mushroomtongue salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa porrasorum (porrasorum mushroomtongue salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa riletti (Rilett's mushroomtongue salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa sooyorum (Cordillera Talamanca Salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa suchitanensis (Critically Endangered)
Bolitoglossa synoria (synoria mushroomtongue salamander) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa tamaense (Tamá Salamander) (Endangered)
Bolitoglossa tatamae (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa taylori (Cerro Cituro Salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa tenebrosa (Guatemalan Black Salamander) (Endangered)
Bolitoglossa tzultacaj (Critically Endangered)
Bolitoglossa veracrucis (Veracruz Mushroomtongue Salamander) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Bolitoglossa xibalba (Endangered)
Bolitoglossa yariguiensis (Yariguíes Salamander) (Endangered)
Bolitoglossa zapoteca (Zapotec Salamander) (Endangered)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0