The Mexican climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa mexicana) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and possibly Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss. Like other members of the family Plethodontidae, the Mexican climbing salamander is lungless and breathes entirely through its skin, which requires moist habitats for gas exchange and limits water loss. It reproduces through direct development, with embryos hatching as miniature adults rather than passing through a free-living larval stage.[3][4] Its habitat selection and behavior are strongly influenced by the tradeoff between oxygen absorption and water loss, with smaller individuals benefiting from greater oxygen uptake at the cost of increased water loss.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Urodela |
| Family: | Plethodontidae |
| Genus: | Bolitoglossa |
| Species: | B. mexicana |
| Binomial name | |
| Bolitoglossa mexicana | |
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References
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- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Bolitoglossa mexicana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T59180A53976360. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T59180A53976360.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Erpétologie générale, ou, Histoire naturelle complète des reptiles. Vol. 9. 1854.
- ↑ Johnson, Benjamin B.; Searle, Jeremy B.; Sparks, Jed P. (2021-09-02). "Novel Allometric Estimators Improve Estimation Accuracy of Body Surface Area, Volume, and Surface Area-to-Volume Ratio in Lungless Salamanders (Urodela: Plethodontidae)". Herpetologica. 77 (3). doi:10.1655/herpetologica-d-21-00013.1. ISSN 0018-0831.
- ↑ Kerney, Ryan (2011). "Embryonic Staging Table for a Direct-Developing Salamander, Plethodon cinereus (Plethodontidae)". The Anatomical Record. 294 (11): 1796–1808. doi:10.1002/ar.21480. ISSN 1932-8494.
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- ↑ Jaramillo, Andrés F.; De La Riva, Ignacio; Guayasamin, Juan M.; Chaparro, Juan C.; Gagliardi-Urrutia, Giussepe; Gutiérrez, Roberto C.; Brcko, Isabela; Vilà, Carles; Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago (2020-08-01). "Vastly underestimated species richness of Amazonian salamanders (Plethodontidae: Bolitoglossa) and implications about plethodontid diversification". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 149 106841. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106841. hdl:10923/20520. ISSN 1055-7903.
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