Common Names
Common Names in English:
Ridge-Headed Salamander
Description
Habitat
Ecology: It inhabits humid lowland and montane
forest
. It is mainly arboreal
(in bromeliads
), but can be found on the ground
. It breeds
by direct development
and is not dependent
upon water. It can tolerate a limited degree
of habitat
modification. (Ref. 0)
List of Habitats:1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Amphibians
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Order:
Urodela
()
- Scopoli, 1777
- Suborder:
Ambystomatoidea
()
- Family:
Plethodontidae
()
- Gray, 1850
- Subfamily:
Plethodontinae
()
- Tribe:
Bolitoglossini
()
- Genus:
Bolitoglossa
()
- Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
- Specific name:
colonnea
- (Dunn, 1924)
- Scientific name: - Bolitoglossa colonnea (Dunn, 1924)
- Specific name:
colonnea
- (Dunn, 1924)
- Genus:
Bolitoglossa
(
- Tribe:
Bolitoglossini
(
- Subfamily:
Plethodontinae
(
- Family:
Plethodontidae
(
- Suborder:
Ambystomatoidea
(
- Order:
Urodela
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
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
- 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.
- Bruce, R.C. 1997. Life history attributes of the salamander Bolitoglossa colonnea. Journal of Herpetology 31: 592-594.
- Ehmcke, J. and Clemen, G. 2003. The skull structure of six species of Mesoamerican plethodontid salamanders (Amphibia, Urodela). Annals of Anatomy 185(3): 253-261.
- Ehmcke, J., Wistuba, J. and Clemen, G. 2004. Separated dental laminae are present in the upper jaw of Mesoamerican lungless salamanders (Amphibia, Plethodontidae). Annals of Anatomy 186(1): 45-53.
- GarcĂa-ParĂs, M., Good, D.A., Parra-Olea, G. and Wake, D.B. 2000. Biodiversity of Costa Rican salamanders: implications of high levels of genetic differentiation and phylogeographic structure for species formation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 97: 1640-1647.
- Ibáñez, R., SolĂs, F., Jaramillo, C. and Rand, S. 2000. An overwiew of the herpetology of Panama. In: J.D. Johnson, R.G. Webb and O.A. Flores-Villela (eds), Mesoamerican Herpetology: Systematics, Zoogeography and Conservation, pp. 159-170. The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas.
- Leenders, T.A.A.M. and Watkins-Colwell, G.J. 2003. Morphological and behavioral adaptations in Bolitoglossa colonnea (Caudata, Plethodontidae) in relation to habitat use and daily activity cycle. Phyllomedusa 2(2): 101-104.
- Savage, J.M. 2002. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna between two Continents, between two Seas. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois.
- Wake, D.B. 1987. Adaptive radiation of salamanders in Middle American cloud forests. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 74: 242-264.
- Young, B., Sedaghatkish, G., Roca, E. and Fuenmayor, Q. 1999. El Estatus de la Conservación de la Herpetofauna de Panamá: Resumen del Primer Taller Internacional sobre la Herpetofauna de Panamá. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia.
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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.
- SolĂs, F., Ibáñez, R., Savage, J., Wake, D. & Chaves, G. 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: 2476458
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-208382
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 263428
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 208382
- IUCN ID: 59147
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 145067
