Tapantí Giant Salamander

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Tapantí Giant Salamander
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species: B. obscura
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa obscura
Hanken, Wake & Savage, 2005

The Tapantí Giant Salamander (Bolitoglossa obscura) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

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