La Loma salamander
The La Loma salamander (Bolitoglossa colonnea) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in Costa Rica and western Panama. The common name refers to La Loma, its type locality on the trail between Chiriquicito and Boquete, earlier in the Bocas del Toro Province but at present in the Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca, Panama.[3] Its natural habitats are humid lowland and montane forests. It is largely an arboreal species living in bromeliads, but it can be found on the ground too. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Bolitoglossa |
| Species: | B. colonnea |
| Binomial name | |
| Bolitoglossa colonnea | |
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa colonnea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59147A3076592. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59147A3076592.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Dunn, E. R. (1924). "New salamanders of the genus Oedipus with a synoptical key". Field Museum of Natural History Publication. Zoological Series. 12: 95–100.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Bolitoglossa colonnea (Dunn, 1924)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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