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Bolitoglossa borburata

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Bolitoglossa borburata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. borburata
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa borburata
Trapido, 1942

Bolitoglossa borburata (Spanish: Salamandra Costera) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[2] It is also known as the Carabobo mushroomtongue.[3]

The Carabobo Mushroomtongue has a snout–vent length of 5.5cm and it is robust with a large and truncated snout, short limbs, and webbed fingers and toes.[4]

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa borburata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59141A109541563. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T59141A109541563.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa borburata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T59141A109541563.
  3. ^ "Bolitoglossa borburata". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley, CA. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. ^ Rafaelli, Jean. "Bolitoglossa borburata". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley, CA. Retrieved 16 May 2019.