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Bolitoglossa sooyorum (Cordillera Talamanca Salamander)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Cordillera Talamanca Salamander (Bolitoglossa sooyorum) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.It is found in Costa Rica and possibly Panama.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Bolitoglossa sooyorum

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Bolitoglossa sooyorum

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
7
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
63
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 14.9
EDGE Score: 4.85
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  6 inches (14.2 cm)
Litters / Year [1]  1
Nocturnal [1]  Yes

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Chirripó National Park II 126117 Costa Rica  
Los Quetzales National Park II 10161 Costa Rica  
Los Santos Forest Reserve 138488 Costa Rica  
Tapantí-Macizo de La Muer National Park II 12767 Costa Rica

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Mesoamerica Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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