Bolitoglossa adspersa

• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Description

Habitat

Ecology: It occurs in undisturbed or slightly disturbed cloud forests , among fallen leaves on slopes , or on bushes and herbaceous vegetation. It also occurs in páramo and secondary disturbed forest. It is a species that breeds by direct development . (Ref. 0)


List of Habitats :1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane 4.7Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 28-Mar-2005

Similar Species

Members of the genus Bolitoglossa

There are approximately 105 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

B. adspersa · B. alberchi · B. altamazonica · B. alvaradoi (Alvarado's Salamander) · B. anthracina (Coal Black Salamander) · B. biseriata · B. borburata · B. capitana · B. carri · B. celaque · B. cephalica · B. cerroensis · B. chica · B. colonnea (Ridge-Headed Salamander) · B. compacta · B. conanti · B. copia · B. cuchumatana · B. cuna · B. decora · B. diaphora · B. digitigrada · B. dimidiata · B. diminuta · B. dofleini (Doflein's Salamander) · B. dunni · B. ecuatoriana · B. engelhardti · B. epimela · B. equatoriana · B. flavimembris · B. flaviventris · B. franklini · B. franklini franklini · B. franklini nigroflavescens · B. gadovii · B. gomezi · B. gracilis · B. guaramacalensis · B. hartwegi · B. heiroreias (Holy-Mountain Salamander) · B. helmrichi · B. hermosa · B. hiemalis · B. hypacra · B. jacksoni · B. lignicolor (Bark-Colored Salamander) · B. lincolni · B. longissima · B. lozanoi · B. macrini · B. macrinii · B. magnifica (Magnificent Web-Footed Salamander) · B. marmorea · B. medemi · B. meliana · B. mexicana · B. minutula · B. mombachoensis · B. moreleti · B. morio · B. mulleri · B. nicefori · B. nigrescens (Black Web-Footed Salamander) · B. oaxacensis · B. obscura · B. occidentalis · B. odonnelli · B. oresbia · B. orestes · B. palmata · B. palustris · B. pandi · B. paraensis · B. peruviana · B. pesrubra · B. phalarosoma · B. platydactyla · B. porrasorum · B. ramosi · B. riletti · B. robusta (Ringtail Salamander) · B. rostrata · B. rufescens · B. salvini · B. salvinii · B. savagei · B. schizodactyla · B. silverstonei · B. sima · B. sombra (Shadowy Web-Footed Salamander) · B. sooyorum · B. spongai · B. striatula · B. stuarti · B. subpalmata · B. synoria · B. taylori · B. unguidentis · B. vallecula

Bibliography

• Acosta-Galvis, A.R. 2000. Ranas, Salamandras y Caecilias (Tetrapoda: Amphibia) de Colombia. Biota Colombiana 1(3): 289-319.
• Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
• Bauer, A.M., Good, D.A., Günther, R., (1993): An annotated type catalogue of the Caecilians and Salamanders (Amphibia: Gymnophiona and Caudata) in the Zoological Museum, Berlin - Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berl. 69(2), pp. [285-306]
• Brame, A.H. and Wake, D.B. 1963. The salamanders of South America. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Contributions in Science 69: 1-72.
• Brame, A.H. and Wake, D.B. 1972. New species of salamanders (genus Bolitoglossa) form Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Contributions in Science 219: 1-34.
• Restrepo, A.E. and Hoyos, J.M. 1998. Musculatura de los miembros y de las cinturas en Bolitoglossa adspersa (Peters, 1863) (Urodela, Plethodontidae). Musculature of the limbs and thorax of Bolitoglossa adspersa (Peters, 1863) (Urodela, Plethodontidae). Alytes 16(1-2): 25-49.
• Ruiz-Carranza, P.M., Ardila-Robayo, M.C. and Lynch, J.D. 1996. Lista actualizada de la fauna de Amphibia de Colombia. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 20(77): 365-415.
• Valdivieso, D. and Tamsitt, J.R. 1965. Reproduction in a neotropical salamander, Bolitoglossa adspersa (Peters). Herpetologica 21(3): 228-236.
• Wake, D.B. and Brame, A.H. 1962. A new species of salamander from Colombia and the status of Geotriton andicola Posada Arango. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Contributions in Science 49: 1-8.

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Ramírez Pinilla, M.P., Osorno-Muñoz, M., Rueda, J.V., Amézquita, A. & Ardila-Robayo, M.C. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2476449
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-208372
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 263417
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 208372
• IUCN ID: 59135
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 145037

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