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Yucatán mushroomtongue salamander

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Yucatán mushroomtongue salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. yucatana
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa yucatana
Synonyms[2]
  • Spelerpus (Oedipus) yucatanus Peters, 1882
  • Spelerpes yucatanicus Boulenger, 1882

The Yucatán mushroomtongue salamander (Bolitoglossa yucatana), also known as the Yucatán salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and extreme northern Belize, possibly reaching into Guatemala.[2]

Its natural habitats are lowland tropical forest and thorn forest below 150 m (490 ft) above sea level. It also occurs in disturbed habitat around villages. It is mainly terrestrial, living on the forest floor under surface debris, and in sink holes. However, it can also live in arboreal bromeliads. It is threatened by habitat loss. It occurs in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in Mexico and in the Shipstern Conservation & Management Area and Fireburn Nature Reserve in Belize.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa yucatana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59218A53977565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59218A53977565.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Bolitoglossa yucatana (Peters, 1882)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 May 2017.