Red-spotted Webfoot Salamander

About the Red-spotted Webfoot Salamander

The Cerro Pando salamander (Bolitoglossa compacta) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is a medium-sized species for its genus, with females reaching a snout–vent length of 68.5–74.2 mm (2.7–2.9 in) and males reaching 53.4 mm (2.1 in). They are mostly dark black in color, with a few pale orange or yellow splotches on the upper sides, and have slightly webbed feet. It is found in the moist montane rainforests of the Costa Rica-Panama border region. It is classified as being endangered by the IUCN due its limited range and ongoing habitat degradation.

Bolitoglossa compacta was formally described in 1973 based on an adult female specimen collected from Cerro Pando, a mountain in the Bocas del Toro province of Panama. It has the English common names Cerro Pando salamander and Cerro Pando mushroomtongue salamander.

The salamander is in the subgenus Eladinea and part of the Bolitoglossa adspersa species group. The salamander is a robustly-built and medium-sized species for its genus, with female Bolitoglossa compacta reaching a snout–vent length of 68.5–74.2 mm (2.7–2.9 in) and males measuring 53.4 mm (2.1 in) long. They have medium... Wikipedia →