Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Yellow-legged mushroomtongue salamander (Bolitoglossa flavimembris), recorded as Endangered
Yellow-legged mushroomtongue salamander (Bolitoglossa flavimembris). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Yellow-legged mushroomtongue salamander

Bolitoglossa flavimembris

The yellow-legged mushroomtongue salamander is a member of salamander family Plethodontidae.

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

Appearance

The yellow-legged mushroomtongue salamander is a member of salamander family Plethodontidae.

Range and habitat

It is found in Guatemala and Mexico. Its natural habitat consists of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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.

Yellow-legged mushroomtongue salamander 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 Yellow-legged mushroomtongue salamander — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q2213042. 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 centenorum (Bolitoglossa centenorum), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Bolitoglossa centenorum

Bolitoglossa centenorum
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

Quick answers

What is Yellow-legged mushroomtongue salamander?
The yellow-legged mushroomtongue salamander is a member of salamander family Plethodontidae.
What is the conservation status of Yellow-legged mushroomtongue salamander?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Bolitoglossa flavimembris. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Yellow-legged mushroomtongue salamander live?
Its natural habitat consists of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Why is Yellow-legged mushroomtongue salamander in crisis?
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Bolitoglossa flavimembris?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Yellow-legged mushroomtongue salamander a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.