Nauta 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. altamazonica
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| Bolitoglossa altamazonica (Cope, 1874)
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Nauta salamander (Bolitoglossa altamazonica), also known as the Nauta mushroomtongue salamander, is a
Peruvian Amazon. It might be a composite of several species.[3]
Description
Adult individuals measure 31–48 mm (1.2–1.9 in) in snout–vent length; the tail is almost as long. Colouration is variable: most individuals are darker dorsally and laterally than ventrally, but some have light dorsal streaking and mottling; others are uniformly dorsally dark-coloured.[4]
Habitat and conservation
Natural
habitat loss caused by agriculture and planting of trees.[1]
References
- ^ doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T59137A11888213.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.)
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ Cope, E. D. (1874). "On some Batrachia and Nematognathi brought from the upper Amazon by Prof. Orton". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 26: 120–137.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Bolitoglossa altamazonica (Cope, 1874)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Brame, A. H. Jr.; Wake, David B. (1963). "The salamanders of South America". Contributions in Science. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 69: 1–72.