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La Palma salamander

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The La Palma salamander (Bolitoglossa subpalmata) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in Costa Rica and western Panama.[2]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. The species occur at high elevations and cold temperatures atypical of habitats for most other plethodontids.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa subpalmata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59212A54376454. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59212A54376454.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "AmphibiaWeb - Bolitoglossa subpalmata". www.amphibiaweb.org. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  3. ^ Houck, Lynne D. (1982). "Growth Rates and Age at Maturity for the Plethodontid Salamander Bolitoglossa subpalmata". Copeia. 1982 (2): 474–478. doi:10.2307/1444637. ISSN 0045-8511. JSTOR 1444637.
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La Palma salamander: Brief Summary

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The La Palma salamander (Bolitoglossa subpalmata) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in Costa Rica and western Panama.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, pastureland, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. The species occur at high elevations and cold temperatures atypical of habitats for most other plethodontids. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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