Alvarado's salamander

Bolitoglossa alvaradoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species: B. alvaradoi
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa alvaradoi
Taylor, 1954
Synonyms

Bolitoglossa arborescandens Taylor, 1954

Alvarado's salamander or Moravia de Chirripo salamander (Bolitoglossa alvaradoi) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Costa Rica.[2] Its natural habitat are lowland moist and wet forests and premontane rainforests. This species is extremely rarely seen so its population status in unknown, but its habitat is threatened by habitat loss and it is classified as "Endangered".

References

  1. Bolaños, F.; Savage, J. & Wake, D. (2008). "Bolitoglossa alvaradoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Bolitoglossa alvaradoi Taylor, 1954". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 March 2014.


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