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Bolitoglossa jacksoni (Jackson's mushroomtongue salamander)

Wikipedia Abstract

Jackson's climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa jacksoni) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.It is endemic to Guatemala.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.It is threatened by habitat loss. Jackson's climbing salamander was last seen in 1975.
View Wikipedia Record: Bolitoglossa jacksoni

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Bolitoglossa jacksoni

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
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Central American pine-oak forests Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
Chiapas montane forests Mexico Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Biodiversity Hotspots

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

Range Map

External References

Citations

Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
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