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Bolitoglossa conanti (Conant’s mushroom tongue salamander)

Wikipedia Abstract

Conant's salamander (Bolitoglossa conanti) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.It is endemic to Honduras.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.The males in rare cases can grow a pseudo-penis.
View Wikipedia Record: Bolitoglossa conanti

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Bolitoglossa conanti

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
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  4.567 inches (11.6 cm)
Litters / Year [1]  1

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Celaque National Park II 66197 Honduras  
Cusuco National Park II 44047 Honduras  
Guisayote Biological Reserve 21276 Ocotepeque, Honduras  
Merendón   Honduras      

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