Longest climbing salamander

Longest climbing salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species: B. longissima
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa longissima
McCranie & Cruz, 1996

The longest climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa longissima) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Honduras. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Gustavo Cruz, Larry David Wilson, Randy McCranie, Franklin Castañeda 2004. Bolitoglossa longissima. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.


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