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Giant Palm Salamander (Bolitoglossa dofleini) The giant flat feet show that despite its large size, this is still one of the arboreal Bolitoglossa salamanders that are so diverse in Central America. Bolitoglossa dofleini,Doflein's salamander,Geotagged,Guatemala,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Giant Palm Salamander (Bolitoglossa dofleini)

The giant flat feet show that despite its large size, this is still one of the arboreal Bolitoglossa salamanders that are so diverse in Central America.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Thanks for a massive bump in documenting this genus! Posted one year ago
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      There are soooo many species. Unfortunately the rainy season started late this year and when I visited it was quite dry, so there were fewer salamanders than there would otherwise have been. But still some good ones! Posted one year ago

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The Giant Palm Salamander

Bolitoglossa dofleini is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest. An example ecoregion of occurrence is the Belizean pine forests. The species is threatened by habitat loss.

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Uploaded Jul 7, 2024. Captured May 26, 2024 20:44 in C844+GG Río Negro, Guatemala.
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