Overview
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Endangered |
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Description
Habitat
Ecology: It is found in arboreal
bromeliads
and on the ground
in lower montane
wet forest
. There is little information on its adaptability
to habitat
degradation. It breeds
by direct development
and lays
eggs
in bromeliads and on the ground. (Ref. 61642)
List of Habitats: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:
conanti
- McCranie and Wilson, 1993
- Scientific name: - Bolitoglossa conanti McCranie and Wilson, 1993
- Specific name:
conanti
- McCranie and Wilson, 1993
- 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.
- McCranie, J.R. and Wilson, L.D. 1993. A review of the Bolitoglossa dunni group (Amphibia: Caudata) from Honduras with the description of three new species. Herpetologica 49: 1-15.
- McCranie, J.R. and Wilson, L.D. 2002. The Amphibians of Honduras. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca, New York, USA.
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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.
- Cruz, G., Wilson, L.D. & McCranie, R. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 11, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 30882
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-668253
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 1000109
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 668253
- IUCN ID: 59149
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 666625
