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Bolitoglossa diaphora (El Cusuco Salamander)

Wikipedia Abstract

The El Cusuco salamander (Bolitoglossa diaphora) 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.
View Wikipedia Record: Bolitoglossa diaphora

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Bolitoglossa diaphora

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
7
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
74
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 14.9
EDGE Score: 5.54

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  3.268 inches (8.3 cm)
Litters / Year [1]  1

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Cusuco National Park II 44047 Honduras  

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Sierra de Omoa-Cusuco 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
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
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