San Gil climbing salamander

The San Gil climbing salamander or San Gil mushroomtongue salamander (Bolitoglossa nicefori) is a species of salamander belonging to the family Plethodontidae.[3] It is endemic to Colombia, and its natural habitats are tropical highly humid forests; it has also been reported from a coffee plantation. The greatest threat posed to this species is habitat loss, however they are currently nowhere near the risk of extinction.[1] The species' name honors Antoine Rouhaire (Brother Nicéforo María), a French naturalist who collected the species holotype.[4]
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