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Zapotec Salamander

Bolitoglossa zapoteca Parra-Olea, García-París & Wake 2002

Zapotec salamander

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The Zapotec salamander (Bolitoglossa zapoteca) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

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

  1. ^ a b c 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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Zapotec salamander: Brief Summary

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The Zapotec salamander (Bolitoglossa zapoteca) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

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.

Its natural habitat is montane pine–oak forest and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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