Cloud forest salamander

Cloud forest salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species: B. carri
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa carri
McCranie & Wilson, 1993

The cloud forest salamander (Bolitoglossa carri) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Honduras. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Gustavo Cruz, Larry David Wilson, Randy McCranie, Franklin Castañeda (2004). Bolitoglossa carri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.


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