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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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This species was found after dark sitting on leaves (at about 1–2 m above the ground) of low vegetation in lowland submontane, and montane primary and secondary (especially when banana trees were present) forest. It appeared to be more abundant and active at night in the humid environments presented by streamside vegetation. Some individuals were encountered in banana leaf axils, on banana leaves after dark, and beneath piles of rotting banana plants, and it has been found in small subsistence pineapple plantations within the leaves of the fruit (J. Kolby pers. comm. March 2019). While it is found in fruit plantations, it is not likely to tolerate a lot of habitat disturbance as canopy cover is required (J. Townsend, J. Kolby and L. Herrera pers. comm. March 2019). Within a locality in Sierra de Omoa, it lives in direct sympatry with Bolitoglossa rufescens (Hess et al. 2017).
Genetic and morphological analysis has revealed that Honduran subpopulations of Bolitoglossa rufescens from Sierra de Omoa, Sierra de Espiritu Santo, Cordillera Nombre de Dios, Sierra de Sulaco, Sierra de Joconal and Sierra de Celaque, and subpopulations from Montanas del Mico, Santa Cruz, into Huehuetenango actually belong to this species (McCranie and Wilson 2002, Campbell et al. 2010, Rovito et al. 2012, Hess et al. 2017, J. Townsend and L. Herrera pers. comm. March 2019). It may occur in other intervening mountain ranges between known localities (J. Townsend and L. Herrera pers. comm. March 2019). Its known elevational range is between 30-1,400 m asl.
Conservation Actions In-Place
This species occurs in Parque Nacional Pico Bonito and Lancetilla Botanical Gardens in Honduras. In Guatemala, it occurs in Reserva Protector de Manantiales Cerro San Gil and Reserva Protector de Manantiales Sierra Caral (Guatemala Red List Assessment Workshop August 2019). A captive breeding programme for this species was established in Toledo Zoo; however, this programme is no longer active (C. Vásquez-Almazán pers. comm. August 2019).
Conservation Needed
Improved enforcement and management of the national parks and the elimination of incentives to convert forest (e.g., Decreto 37-2016) is urgently needed to halt anthropogenic land use change in the national parks and reserves of Honduras (Honduras Red List Assessment Workshop March 2019). Proactive, precautionary steps should also be taken to detect the arrival of Bsal in Mesoamerica and to establish a baseline by including the swabbing of salamanders encountered during routine amphibian monitoring activities (Honduras and Guatemala Red List Assessment Workshops 2019). In addition to regular monitoring, the general public can also support these efforts through reporting any dead salamanders to the iNaturalist global project: Saving Salamanders with Citizen Science (J. Kolby pers. comm. March 2019).
Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' population status, life history and threats.