Bolitoglossa cataguana
| Bolitoglossa cataguana | |
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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. cataguana
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| Binomial name | |
| Bolitoglossa cataguana Townsend, Butler, Wilson, and Austin, 2009[2]
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Distribution in Honduras
Bolitoglossa cataguana, also known as the Cataguana salamander,endemic to Honduras and known from near Cataguana in the Marale municipality, Francisco Morazán Department.[1][4]
Description
The
type series consists of the holotype, which is an adult female measuring 45 mm (1.8 in) in snout–vent length, three sub-adult and adult females between 35 and 50 mm (1.4 and 2.0 in), a sub-adult male measuring 40 mm (1.6 in), and two juveniles. There are 13 costal grooves. The sub-digital pads are well-developed and the toe tips are bluntly rounded. The tail, measuring 32 mm (1.3 in) in the holotype, is constricted basally and appears "swollen" after the constriction.[2][3]
Habitat and conservation
The
above sea level. Individuals were found active in vegetation up to 3 metres above the ground or resting during the daytime under a log. Coloration may vary by time of the day; during the daytime, the holotype was dorsally gray-brown with pale ocher cast and scattered dark brown punctations, whereas at the night it was pale grayish tan with pale pink cast.[2][3]
Bolitoglossa cataguana is probably endemic to the
critically endangered".[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Townsend, J.H.; Butler, J.M.; Wilson, L.D. & Austin, J.D. (2009). "A new species of salamander in the Bolitoglossa dunni group (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Bolitoglossinae) from Parque Nacional Montaña de Yoro, Honduras" (PDF). Salamandra. 45: 95–105. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24.
- ^ a b c d "Bolitoglossa cataguana". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ . Retrieved 9 January 2022.