Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Ecology:
It inhabits humid lowland forest
, and is arboreal
. Breeding is by
direct development
.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. 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
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Order:
Caudata
()
- Scopoli, 1777
- Suborder:
Ambystomatoidea
()
- Family:
Plethodontidae
()
- Gray, 1850
- Subfamily:
Plethodontinae
()
- Tribe:
Bolitoglossini
()
- Genus:
Bolitoglossa
()
- Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854
- Specific name:
cuna
- Wake, Brame and Duellman, 1973
- Scientific name: - Bolitoglossa cuna Wake, Brame and Duellman, 1973
- Specific name:
cuna
- Wake, Brame and Duellman, 1973
- Genus:
Bolitoglossa
(
- Tribe:
Bolitoglossini
(
- Subfamily:
Plethodontinae
(
- Family:
Plethodontidae
(
- Suborder:
Ambystomatoidea
(
- Order:
Caudata
(
- Infraclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 01-Sep-2009
The taxonomic
status of this species is not clear.[1].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Bolitoglossa
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 22 species and subspecies in this genus:
B. alvaradoi (Alvarado's Salamander) · B. anthracina (Coal Black Salamander) · B. colonnea (Ridge-Headed Salamander) · B. copia (El Cop? Giant Salamander) · B. dofleini (Doflein's Salamander) · B. equatoriana (Ecuador Mushroomtongue Salamander) · B. gomezi (Gomezs Web-Footed Salamander) · B. heiroreias (Holy-Mountain Salamander) · B. helmrichi (Coban Mushroomtongue Salamander) · B. hermosa (Guerreran Mushroomtongue Salamander) · B. hypacra (Paramo Frontino Salamander) · B. lignicolor (Bark-Colored Salamander) · B. macrinii (Oaxacan Mushroomtongue Salamander) · B. magnifica (Magnificent Web-Footed Salamander) · B. mexicana (Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander) · B. nigrescens (Black Web-Footed Salamander) · B. obscura (Tapant? Giant Salamander) · B. peruviana (Peru Mushroomtongue Salamander) · B. riletti (Rilett's Mushroomtongue Salamander) · B. robusta (Ringtail Salamander) · B. sombra (Shadowy Web-Footed Salamander) · B. subpalmata (La Palma Salamander)
More Info
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Further Reading
- 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.
- IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.
- Ibáñez, R., Solís, 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.
- Ibez, R., Sols, F., Jaramillo, C. and Rand, S. 2000. An overwiew of the herpetology of Panama. In: Johnson, J.D., Webb, R.G. and Flores-Villela, O.A. (eds), Mesoamerican Herpetology: Systematics, Zoogeography and Conservation, pp. 159-170. The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas.
- Wake, D.B., Brame, A.H. and Duellman, W.E. 1973. New species of salamanders, genus Bolitoglossa, from Panama. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Contributions in Science: 1-19.
- Young, B., Sedaghatkish, G., Roca, E. and Fuenmayor, Q. 1999. El Estatus de la Conservacin de la Herpetofauna de Panam: Resumen del Primer Taller Internacional sobre la Herpetofauna de Panam. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Virginia.
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-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- Frank Sols, Roberto Ibez, David Wake 2004. Bolitoglossa cuna. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- Solís, F., Ibáñez, R. & Wake, D. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 30884
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-668254
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 668254
- IUCN ID: 195410
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 666626
Footnotes
- Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, David Wake 2004. Bolitoglossa cuna. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
