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Veracruz salamander

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Veracruz salamander
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. veracrucis
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa veracrucis
Taylor, 1951[2]

The Veracruz salamander (Bolitoglossa veracrucis), also known as the Veracruz mushroomtongue salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Mexico and known from southern Veracruz, north-eastern Oaxaca, and north-western Chiapas.[1][3] Its natural habitats are tropical lowland forests, but it occurs also in disturbed habitats. It might be a habitat specialist of limestone outcrops. It is threatened by opening of its habitat by expanding agriculture and wood extraction.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Bolitoglossa veracrucis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T59216A53977426. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T59216A53977426.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Taylor, E. H. (1951). "A new Veracrucian salamander". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 34: 189–193.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Bolitoglossa veracrucis Taylor, 1951". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 January 2016.