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Bolitoglossa madeira Brcko, Hoogmoed & Neckel-Oliveira, 2013
Madeira Mushroomtongue Salamander
Subgenus: Eladinea
family: Plethodontidae
subfamily: Hemidactyliinae
genus: Bolitoglossa
Species Description: Brcko IC, Hoogmoed MS, Neckel-Oliveira S 2013 Taxonomy and distribution of the salamander genus Bolitoglossa Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril, 1854 (Amphibia, Caudata, Plethodontidae) in Brazilian Amazonica. Zootaxa 3686: 401-431.
 
Etymology: The epithet of this species, “madeira”, draws its name from the Madeira River, an essential water source for the Amazon River (Brcko et al. 2023).
Bolitoglossa madeira
© 2012 Mauro Teixeira Jr (1 of 6)
Conservation Status (definitions)
IUCN Red List Status Account
CITES No CITES Listing
National Status None
Regional Status None

   

 
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