The Cerro Pando salamander (Bolitoglossa compacta) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Cerro Pando salamander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Bolitoglossa |
Species: | B. compacta
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Binomial name | |
Bolitoglossa compacta Wake, Brame & Duellman, 1973
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References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; NatureServe (2020). "Bolitoglossa compacta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59148A130991255. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59148A130991255.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.