Northwestern climbing salamander | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Urodela |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Bolitoglossa |
Species: | B. sima
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Binomial name | |
Bolitoglossa sima (
Vaillant, 1911)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The northwestern climbing salamander [3] (Bolitoglossa sima), also known as the northwestern mushroomtongue salamander, [2] is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and found in the northwestern lowlands of the country at elevations below 1,000 m (3,300 ft) asl. [1] [2] It has been recorded in dense wet forest and in a grassy field, cleared for cattle grazing, although it is not known whether it could adapt to human-altered habitats. Agriculture and logging are threats to its habitat. It has been found in the Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve. [1]