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

Endangered

Zapotec Salamander

Bolitoglossa zapoteca

Zapotec Salamander is a salamander in the family Plethodontidae (order Caudata) — Bolitoglossa zapoteca, recorded as Endangered.

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

Range and habitat

It is endemic to the eastern Sierra Madre del Sur in Oaxaca, Mexico, where it is known from two locations – near Quiegolani and on Cerro Piedra Larga, around 1,875 meters elevation. Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 435 km2. Its natural habitat is montane pine–oak forest and heavily degraded former forest.

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

It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

Zapotec 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 Zapotec Salamander, Wikidata item Q2211666. 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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Quick answers

What is Zapotec Salamander?
Zapotec Salamander is a salamander in the family Plethodontidae (order Caudata) — Bolitoglossa zapoteca.
What is the conservation status of Zapotec Salamander?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Bolitoglossa zapoteca. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Zapotec Salamander live?
Its natural habitat is montane pine–oak forest and heavily degraded former forest.
Why is Zapotec Salamander in crisis?
It is endemic to the eastern Sierra Madre del Sur in Oaxaca, Mexico, where it is known from two locations – near Quiegolani and on Cerro Piedra Larga, around 1,875 meters elevation.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Bolitoglossa zapoteca?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Zapotec Salamander a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.