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

Endangered

Bolitoglossa pandi

Bolitoglossa pandi

Bolitoglossa pandi is a salamander in the family Plethodontidae (order Caudata), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Bolitoglossa pandi
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Caudata · Plethodontidae · Bolitoglossa

Appearance

Bolitoglossa pandi was described based on a single specimen, the holotype, that is an adult female that measured 50.4 mm (1.98 in) in snout–vent length (SVL).

Acosta-Galvis and Gutiérrez-Lamus (2012) give size range 44.7–50.4 mm (1.76–1.98 in) SVL for mature females.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia and only known to be from three locations on the western slopes of the Cordillera Oriental, among them its type locality, Pandi. It is named after the type locality where it had been collected 50 years before being described as a new species in 1963.

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 from a population in Supatá were observed foraging on shrubs and perched on leaves at night. Bolitoglossa pandi is an uncommon species that is threatened by habitat loss and degradation caused by agriculture (both cultivation of crops and livestock farming). The Supatá population lives in a small protected area.

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

Bolitoglossa pandi is 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 pandi, Wikidata item Q2211262. 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.

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Bolitoglossa centenorum

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

Bolitoglossa leandrae

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Celaque climbing salamander

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Quick answers

What is Bolitoglossa pandi?
Bolitoglossa pandi is a salamander in the family Plethodontidae (order Caudata).
What is the conservation status of Bolitoglossa pandi?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Bolitoglossa pandi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Bolitoglossa pandi live?
It is endemic to the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia and only known to be from three locations on the western slopes of the Cordillera Oriental, among them its type locality, Pandi. It is named after the type locality where it had been collected 50 years before being described as a new species in 1963.
Why is Bolitoglossa pandi in crisis?
It is endemic to the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia and only known to be from three locations on the western slopes of the Cordillera Oriental, among them its type locality, Pandi. It is named after the type locality where it had been collected 50 years before being described as a new species in 1963.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Bolitoglossa pandi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Bolitoglossa pandi a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.