Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Caudata > Plethodontidae > Bolitoglossa > Bolitoglossa pesrubra

Bolitoglossa pesrubra (pesrubra mushroomtongue salamander)

Synonyms: Bolitoglossa subpalmata pesrubra; Bolitoglossa subpalmata torresi; Magnadigita pesrubra; Magnadigita torresi

Wikipedia Abstract

Bolitoglossa pesrubra is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.It is endemic to Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Bolitoglossa pesrubra

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
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  5 inches (13.1 cm)
Litters / Year [1]  1

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Chirripó National Park II 126117 Costa Rica  
La Amistad International Park National Park II 541617 Panama, Costa Rica  
Los Santos Forest Reserve 138488 Costa Rica  
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park World Heritage Site 1403176 Panama, Costa Rica  
Tapantí-Macizo de La Muer National Park II 12767 Costa Rica

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