Bolitoglossa altamazonica (Cope, 1874) is a animal in the Plethodontidae family, order Caudata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Bolitoglossa altamazonica (Cope, 1874)

Bolitoglossa altamazonica (Cope, 1874)

Bolitoglossa altamazonica is a salamander found in lowland rainforest, locally common but threatened by agricultural and tree-planting driven habitat loss.

Genus
Bolitoglossa
Order
Caudata
Class
Amphibia

About Bolitoglossa altamazonica (Cope, 1874)

Adult Bolitoglossa altamazonica measure 31–48 mm (1.2–1.9 in) in snout–vent length, and their tails are almost as long as their snout–vent length. This species has variable colouration: most individuals have darker dorsal and lateral surfaces than their ventral surface, but some individuals have light streaking and mottling on the dorsal surface, while others have uniformly dark colouration on the dorsal surface. The natural habitat of Bolitoglossa altamazonica is lowland rainforest, where it lives on low vegetation. It is a locally common species across its entire range. Locally, it is threatened by habitat loss driven by agricultural activities and tree planting.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Chordata › Amphibia › Caudata › Plethodontidae › Bolitoglossa

More from Plethodontidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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