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Meliana climbing 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. meliana
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa meliana
Wake & Lynch, 1982

The Meliana climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa meliana) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Guatemala.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa meliana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T77347607A54375210. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T77347607A54375210.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Bolitoglossa meliana


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