Savage's Mushroomtongue Salamander - Bolitoglossa savagei
( Brame & Wake, 1963 )

 

 



Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: Not Listed
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed

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Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
This nocturnal species inhabits montane forest, living principally in bromeliads and dried ferns. It has also been found in decaying logs and stumps and under decaying leaves. It breeds through direct development.

Range:
This species is known only from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in northern Colombia, at 1,400–2,800 m Asl. Its EOO is 4,851 km2 and it occurs at more than ten threat-defined locations.

Conservation:
Conservation Actions
It occurs in Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. 

Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats.

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