Distribution, habitat suitability, conservation state and natural history of endangered salamander Bolitoglossa pandi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pandi's mushroom-tongue salamander (Bolitoglossa pandi) is one of the threatened amphibians in South America, as well as a flagship species for the Colombian conservation agenda. This species is endemic to the Andean cloud forests of the western slope of the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia, occurring only in the department of Cundinamarca within a narrow elevational range. At night, B. pandi can be seen perching on the upper side of leaves at heights ranging from ground level to 2.5 m. During the day, it can be found under leaf litter or cover objects. Few studies have provided relevant information that can help the Colombian government to formulate lines of action for the conservation of this species; consequently, its threat assessments so far have been b

SUBMITTER: Angarita-Sierra T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7520094 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature