Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Bolitoglossa centenorum (Bolitoglossa centenorum), recorded as Critically Endangered
Bolitoglossa centenorum (Bolitoglossa centenorum). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Bolitoglossa centenorum

Bolitoglossa centenorum

Bolitoglossa centenorum is a lungless salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to Guatemala.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Bolitoglossa centenorum
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Caudata · Plethodontidae · Bolitoglossa

Appearance

This little salamander is about 6 cm (2.4 in) in snout–vent length.

Range and habitat

Bolitoglossa centenorum is a lungless salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to Guatemala.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Salamanders hide under logs, in seeps, or in caves. They do not commute across a dry valley.

Eggs and damp skin make amphibians quick to vanish from a drained wetland or a forest stripped of litter.

In crisis

Salamanders disappear when seeps are capped, caves are disturbed, or a pathogen moves through a mountain range.

Bolitoglossa centenorum is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Bolitoglossa centenorum — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q2909388. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Bolitoglossa cataguana (Bolitoglossa cataguana), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Bolitoglossa cataguana

Bolitoglossa cataguana
Photograph of Bolitoglossa leandrae (Bolitoglossa leandrae), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Bolitoglossa leandrae

Bolitoglossa leandrae
Photograph of Celaque climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa celaque), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Celaque climbing salamander

Bolitoglossa celaque
Photograph of Cloud forest salamander (Bolitoglossa carri), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Cloud forest salamander

Bolitoglossa carri

Quick answers

What is Bolitoglossa centenorum?
Bolitoglossa centenorum is a salamander in the family Plethodontidae (order Caudata).
What is the conservation status of Bolitoglossa centenorum?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Bolitoglossa centenorum. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Bolitoglossa centenorum live?
Bolitoglossa centenorum is a lungless salamander in the family Plethodontidae endemic to Guatemala.
Why is Bolitoglossa centenorum in crisis?
Salamanders disappear when seeps are capped, caves are disturbed, or a pathogen moves through a mountain range.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Bolitoglossa centenorum?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Bolitoglossa centenorum a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.