Oaxacan climbing salamander
| Oaxacan climbing salamander | |
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| Bolitoglossa macrinii in Oaxaca, Mexico | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Bolitoglossa |
| Species: | B. macrinii
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| Binomial name | |
| Bolitoglossa macrinii (Lafrentz, 1930)
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Oedipus macrinii Lafrentz, 1930 | |
The Oaxacan climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa macrinii), also known commonly as the Oaxacan mushroom tongue salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders). The species is endemic to Mexico.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, macrinii, is in honor of Emil Macrinius who was a collector of natural history specimens in Mexico.[2]: 132
Habitat
[edit]The natural habitat of Bolitoglossa macrinii is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, but it has also been found in plantations.[1]
Geographic range
[edit]This species, Bolitoglossa macrinii, lives along the Pacific slope of the Sierra Madre del Sur in Oaxaca, in and around San Miguel Suchixtepec and San Gabriel Mixtepec, and between San Gabriel Mixtepec and Pochutla. It is most often found at elevations of 550–1,860 m (1,800–6,100 ft), and occasionally up to 2,500 m (8,200 ft) elevation. Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 4,756 km2 (1,836 mi2), its area of occupancy (AOO) is 4,345 km2 (1,678 mi2).[1]
Conservation status
[edit]Bolitoglossa macrinii is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Bolitoglossa macrinii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T59176A53976241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T59176A53976241.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907807-41-1.
Further reading
[edit]- Lafrentz, K. (1930). "Beiträge zur Herpetologie Mexikos. III. Ein neuer plethodont-salamander aus Mexiko". Abhandlungen und Berichte aus dem Museum für Natur und Heimatkunde zu Magdeburg. 6: 150–152. (Oedipus macrinii, new species). (in German).
- Papenfuss, T.J.; Wake, D.B.; Adler, K. (1983). "Salamanders of the Genus Bolitoglossa from the Sierra Madre del Sur of Southern Mexico". Journal of Herpetology. 17 (4): 295–307.
- Parra-Olea, G.; García-París, M.; Wake, D.B. (2002). "Phylogenetic Relationships among the Salamanders of the Bolitoglossa macrinii Species Group (Amphibia: Plethodontidae), with Descriptions of Two New Species from Oaxaca (México)". Journal of Herpetology. 36 (3): 356–366.
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