Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Caudata > Plethodontidae > Bolitoglossa > Bolitoglossa yucatanaBolitoglossa yucatana (Yucatan salamander)Synonyms: Oedipus jucatanicus; Oedipus yucatanicus; Oedipus yucatanus; Spelerpes yucatanicus; Spelerpus yucatanus Language: Spanish The Yucatán Mushroomtongue Salamander (Bolitoglossa yucatana) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.It is found in Belize and Mexico.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.It is threatened by habitat loss. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 14.9 EDGE Score: 2.77 |
Adult Length [1] | 4.173 inches (10.6 cm) | Litters / Year [1] | 1 |
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Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
Yucatán dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
Mesoamerica |
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
Yes |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
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
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