Salvin's Mushroomtongue Salamander (Bolitoglossa salvinii)

Created: January 4th, 2007 - 02:27 PM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2009 - 11:19 AM Entered by: Matt Jeppson
Record 808

Country: Mexico		State: Chiapas	County: Zinacantan	Time: 2004-06-25 12:00:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Subtropical rainforest
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: -----		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: 4000.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

I entered Mexico as Guatemala is not yet available in database-- specimens found in northern Guatemala (Atitlan Volcano). Two found in bromiliads. First specimens of the genus and species observed in the area.

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Comments

Posted by Matt Jeppson on Jan 26, 2011 at 03:04 PM

Nonetheless potentially valuable to research in southern MX as populations are not well known and these individuals were not far from the border.

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Jun 11, 2010 at 03:20 PM

Guatemala is not considered part of North America so far as the database is concerned.