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Bolitoglossa hiemalis (hiemalis mushroomtongue salamander)

Synonyms: Bolitoglossa hyemalis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Winter Climbing Salamander (Bolitoglossa hiemalis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.It is endemic to Colombia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
View Wikipedia Record: Bolitoglossa hiemalis

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Bolitoglossa hiemalis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
7
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
52
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 14.9
EDGE Score: 4.15
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  1.925 inches (4.89 cm)
Litters / Year [1]  1

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Tropical Andes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela 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