Jackson's climbing salamander

Jackson's climbing salamander
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species: B. jacksoni
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa jacksoni
Elias, 1984

Jackson's climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa jacksoni) 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. Jackson's climbing salamander was last seen in 1975.

References

  1. Manuel Acevedo, David Wake, Paul Elias, Sean Rovito, Carlos Vasquez 2004. Bolitoglossa jacksoni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2.


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