Bolitoglossa salvinii 

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Amphibia	Caudata	Plethodontidae

Scientific Name:	Bolitoglossa salvinii (Gray, 1868)
Common Name(s): English – Salvin's Mushroomtongue Salamander
Synonym(s):	Oedipus salvinii Gray, 1868 Spelerpes attitlanensis Brocchi, 1883 Spelerpes salvinii (Gray, 1868)
Taxonomic Source(s):	Frost, D.R. 2013. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.6 (9 January 2013). Electronic Database. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Available at: http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Date Assessed:	2009-01-06
Assessor(s):	Acevedo, M., Wake, D., Köhler, G. & Vasquez, C.
Reviewer(s):	Stuart, S.N., Chanson, J.S., Cox, N.A. & Young, B.E.
Justification: Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in Guatemala and El Salvador.
Previously published Red List assessments:	2008 – Endangered (EN) Download assessment 2004 – Endangered (EN) Download assessment

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is found in the upper coastal plain at moderate elevations (600-1,250m asl) on the Pacific slopes of southern Guatemala and from one locality in El Salvador (at the Instituto Tropical de Investigaciones Científicas in San Salvador).
Countries occurrence:	Native: El Salvador; Guatemala
Additional data:	♦ Lower elevation limit (metres): 600 ♦ Upper elevation limit (metres): 1250
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Population [top]

Population:	It used to be reasonably common in suitable habitat, but is now uncommon.
Current Population Trend:	Decreasing
Additional data:	♦ Population severely fragmented: No

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:

Originally an inhabitant of forest environs, these habitats have largely disappeared within its range, and it is now found mainly in shaded coffee plantations (under bananas) and in sugar-cane fields. In El Salvador, it is reported from dry forest at around 700m asl (Köhler et al., 2006). In Guatemala, it has been recorded in lowland wet forests (<1600m asl) (Wake and Lynch, 1976). It breeds by direct development.

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

The major threat in the past has been habitat loss, due mainly to subsistence agricultural activities and wood extraction. The clearance of shaded habitats to open, drier landscapes will be severely detrimental to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

It is not currently known from any protected areas in Guatemala, although protected areas are proposed within the species range. It might occur in Parque Nacional El Imposible in El Salvador (though this is not confirmed). The maintenance of shaded habitats is important to ensure the long-term persistence of this species.

Errata [top]

Errata reason:

This errata version of the 2009 assessment was created to correct the formatting used for the Assessor names (and hence the assessment citation) and Reviewer names.