Yarumal climbing salamander

The Yarumal climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa vallecula) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Colombia.

Yarumal climbing salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species:
B. vallecula
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa vallecula

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. Fernando Castro, Maria Isabel Herrera, Alonso Quevedo Gil 2004. Bolitoglossa vallecula. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.


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