Bolitoglossa

Bolitoglossa is a genus of salamanders. They are also called tropical climbing salamanders and web-footed salamanders. They are part of the Plethodontidae family. They live in Central America and South America. They are terrestrial amphibians.

Bolitoglossa
Bolitoglossa mexicana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Caudata
Family:	Plethodontidae
Genus:	Bolitoglossa

Species

117 species are currently assigned to this genus.

Binomial Name and Author Common Name B. adspersa Peters, 1863 Peter's Climbing Salamander B. alberchi García-París, Parra-Olea, Brame & Wake, 2002 Alberch's Salamander B. altamazonica Cope, 1874 Nauta Salamander B. alvaradoi Taylor, 1954 Alvarado's Salamander B. anthracina Brame, Savage, Wake & Hanken, 2001 Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine Coal-black Salamander B. biseriata Tanner, 1962 Two-lined Climbing Salamander B. borburata Trapido, 1942 Carabobo Climbing Salamander B. bramei Wake, Savage & Hanken, 2007 Brame's Climbing Salamander B. capitana Brame & Wake, 1963 Orphan Salamander B. carri McCranie & Wilson, 1993 Cloud Forest Salamander B. cataguana Townsend, Butler, Wilson & Austin, 2009 Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine B. celaque McCranie & Wilson, 1993 Celaque Climbing Salamander B. centenorum Campbell et al., 2010 B. cerroensis Taylor, 1952 Millville Climbing Salamander B. chica Brame & Wake, 1963 Hotel Zaracay Salamander B. colonnea Dunn, 1924 La Loma Salamander B. compacta Wake, Brame & Duellman, 1973 Cerro Pando Salamander B. conanti McCranie & Wilson, 1993 Conant's Salamander B. copia Wake, Hanken & Ibáñez, 2005 Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine El Cope Giant Salamander B. cuchumatana Stuart, 1943 Oak Forest Salamander B. cuna Wake, Brame, & Duellman, 1973 Camp Sasardi Salamander B. daryorum Campbell et al., 2010 B. decora McCranie & Wilson, 1997 Monte Escondido Salamander B. diaphora McCranie & Wilson, 1995 El Cusuco Salamander B. digitigrada Wake, Brame & Thomas, 1982 Rio Santa Rosa Salamander B. diminuta Robinson, 1976 Quebrada Valverde Salamander B. dofleini Werner, 1903 Doflein's Salamander B. dunni Schmidt, 1933 Dunn's Climbing Salamander B. engelhardti Schmidt, 1936 Engelhardt's Climbing Salamander B. epimela Wake & Brame, 1963 Tapanti Climbing Salamander B. equatoriana Brame & Wake, 1972 Ecuadorian Climbing Salamander B. eremia Campbell et al., 2010 B. flavimembris Schmidt, 1936 Yellow-legged Climbing Salamander B. flaviventris Schmidt, 1936 Yellow-belly Climbing Salamander B. franklini Schmidt, 1936 Franklin's Climbing Salamander B. gomezi Wake, Savage & Hanken, 2007 Gómez's Web-footed Salamander B. gracilis Bolaños, Robinson & Wake, 1987 Rio Quiri Salamander B. guaramacalensis Schargel, García-Pérez & Smith, 2002 Guaramacal Salamander B. hartwegi Wake & Brame, 1969 Hartweg's Climbing Salamander B. heiroreias Greenbaum, 2004 Holy-Mountain Salamander B. helmrichi Schmidt, 1836 Coban Climbing Salamander B. hermosa Papenfuss, Wake & Adler, 1984 Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine Guerreran Climbing Salamander B. hiemalis Lynch, 2001 Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Winter Climbing Salamander B. huehuetenanguensis Campbell et al., 2010 B. hypacra Brame & Wake, 1962 Paramo Frontino Salamander B. indio Wake, et al., 2008 B. insularis Wake, et al., 2008 B. jacksoni Elias, 1984 Jackson's Climbing Salamander B. kaqchikelorum Campbell et al., 2010 B. la Campbell et al., 2010 B. lignicolor Peters, 1873 Camron Climbing Salamander B. lincolni Stuart, 1943 Lincoln's Climbing Salamander B. longissima McCranie & Cruz, 1996 Longest Climbing Salamander B. lozanoi Acosta-Galvis & Restrepo, 2001 Lozano's Salamander B. macrinii Lafrentz, 1930 Oaxacan Climbing Salamander B. magnifica Hanken, Wake & Savage, 2005 Archived 2011-11-13 at the Wayback Machine Magnificent Web-footed Salamander B. marmorea Tanner & Brame, 1961 Crater Salamander B. medemi Brame & Wake, 1972 Finca Chibigui Salamander

Binomial Name and Author Common Name B. meliana Wake & Lynch, 1982 Meliana Climbing Salamander B. mexicana Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 Mexican Climbing Salamander B. minutula Wake, Brame & Duellman, 1973 Dwarf Climbing Salamander B. mombachoensis Köhler & McCranie, 1999 Mombacho Salamander B. morio Cope, 1869 Cope's Climbing Salamander B. mulleri Brocchi, 1883 Muller's Climbing Salamander B. nicefori Brame & Wake, 1963 San Gil Climbing Salamander B. nigrescens Taylor, 1949 Cordillera Central Salamander B. ninadormida Campbell et al., 2010 B. nussbaumi Campbell et al., 2010 B. nympha Campbell et al., 2010 B. oaxacensis Parra-Olea, Garcia-Paris & Wake, 2002 Atoyac Web-footed Salamander B. obscura Hanken, Wake & Savage, 2005 Tapantí Giant Salamander B. occidentalis Taylor, 1941 Southern Banana Salamander B. odonnelli Stuart, 1943 O'donnell's Climbing Salamander B. omniumsanctorum Stuart, 1952 B. oresbia McCranie, Espinal & Wilson, 2005 Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Zarciadero Web-footed Salamander B. orestes Brame & Wake, 1962 Culata Climbing Salamander B. pacaya Campbell et al., 2010 B. palmata Werner, 1897 Amazon Climbing Salamander B. pandi Brame & Wake, 1963 Pandi Climbing Salamander B. paraensis Unterstein, 1930 Para Climbing Salamander B. peruviana Boulenger, 1883 Peruvian Climbing Salamander B. pesrubra Taylor, 1952 Red-footed Climbing Salamander B. phalarosoma Wake & Brame, 1962 Medellin Climbing Salamander B. platydactyla Gray in Cuvier, 1831 Broadfoot Climbing Salamander B. porrasorum McCranie & Wilson, 1995 Pijol Salamander B. psephena Campbell et al., 2010 B. pygmaea Bolaños & Wake, 2009 Pygmy Web-footed Salamander B. ramosi Brame & Wake, 1972 Ramos' Climbing Salamander B. riletti Holman, 1964 Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine Rilett's Climbing Salamander B. robisoni Bolaños & Wake, 2009 Robinson's Web-footed Salamander B. robusta Cope, 1894 Robust Climbing Salamander B. rostrata Brocchi, 1883 Long-nosed Climbing Salamander B. rufescens Cope, 1869 Northern Banana Salamander B. salvinii Gray, 1868 Salvin's Salamander B. savagei Brame & Wake, 1963 Savage's Salamander B. schizodactyla Wake & Brame, 1966 Cocle Salamander B. silverstonei Brame & Wake, 1972 Silverstone's Salamander B. sima Vaillant, 1911 Northwestern Climbing Salamander B. sombra Hanken, Wake & Savage, 2005 Shadowy Web-Footed Salamander B. sooyorum Vial, 1963 Cordillera Talamanca Salamander B. spongai Barrio & Fuentes, 1999 Azulita Salamander B. striatula Noble, 1918 Cukra Climbing Salamander B. stuarti Wake & Brame, 1969 Stuart's Stuart's Salamander B. subpalmata Boulenger, 1896 La Palma Salamander B. suchitanensis Campbell et al., 2010 B. synoria McCranie & Köhler, 1999 Cerro Pital Salamander B. tatamae Acosta-Galvis & Hoyos, 2006 Tatama Climbing Salamander B. taylori Wake, Brame & Myers, 1970 Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine Taylor's Salamander B. tica García-París, Parra-Olea & Wake, 2008 Tico Salamander B. tzultacaj Campbell et al., 2010 B. vallecula Brame & Wake, 1963 Yarumal Climbing Salamander B. veracrucis Taylor, 1951 Veracruz Salamander B. walkeri Brame & Wake, 1972 Walker's Salamander B. xibalba Campbell et al., 2010 B. yucatana Peters, 1882 Yucatán Salamander B. zacapensis Rovito, Vásquez-Almazán & Papenfuss, 2010 Zacapa Salamander B. zapoteca Parra-Olea, Garcia-Paris & Wake, 2002 Zapotec Salamander

Bolitoglossa Media

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  Broadfoot Mushroomtongue Salamander (Bolitoglossa platydactyla), Municipality of Ocampo, Tamaulipas, Mexico (11 July 2005).

Other websites

• Frost, Darrel R. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Bolitoglossa. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. (Accessed: July 29, 2008).
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2008. Berkeley, California: Bolitoglossa. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: July 29, 2008).
• Tree of Life: Bolitoglossa Archived 2010-06-20 at the Wayback Machine