Southern banana salamander

Bolitoglossa occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species: B. occidentalis
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa occidentalis
Taylor, 1941
Synonyms

Bolitoglossa bilineata Lynch & Smith, 1966

The Southern Banana Salamander (Bolitoglossa occidentalis) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, arable land, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.

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