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El Cusuco salamander
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species: B. diaphora
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa diaphora
McCranie & Wilson, 1995

The El Cusuco salamander (Bolitoglossa diaphora) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Honduras, and more specifically only to El Cusuco National Park. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Bolitoglossa diaphora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T59153A54374141. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T59153A54374141.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Bolitoglossa diaphora


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