AmphibiaWeb - Bolitoglossa altamazonica


Bolitoglossa altamazonica (Cope, 1874) Nauta Mushroom-tongue Salamander, Amazonian Climbing Salamander Subgenus: Eladinea	family: Plethodontidae subfamily: Hemidactyliinae genus: Bolitoglossa
Species Description: Cope, E. (1874) On some Batrachia and Nematognathi brought from the upper Amazon by Prof. Orton. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 26, 120–137.
Etymology: The genus name Bolitoglossa originates from a combination of the Latin words “bolito”, meaning “unusual”, and “glossa” meaning “tongue” (Batista et al. 2014). The species epithet, “altamazonica”, refers to the Amazonian basin in which this species was found (Cusi et al. 2020).

Conservation Status (definitions)

IUCN Red List Status Account	Least Concern (LC)
CITES	No CITES Listing
National Status	None
Regional Status	None
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	View Bd and Bsal data (2 records).