Southern banana salamander

The southern banana salamander (Bolitoglossa occidentalis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, arable land, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.

Southern banana salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. occidentalis
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa occidentalis
Synonyms
  • Bolitoglossa bilineata Lynch & Smith, 1966

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