Zapotec salamander
The Zapotec salamander (Bolitoglossa zapoteca) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.
| Zapotec salamander | |
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| B. zapoteca in Oaxaca, Mexico | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Bolitoglossa |
| Species: | B. zapoteca |
| Binomial name | |
| Bolitoglossa zapoteca | |
It is endemic to the eastern Sierra Madre del Sur in Oaxaca, Mexico, where it is known from two locations – near Quiegolani and on Cerro Piedra Larga, around 1,875 meters elevation. Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 435 km2.[1]
Its natural habitat is montane pine–oak forest and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa zapoteca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59219A162668842. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T59219A162668842.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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