Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander
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Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander

Bolitoglossa mexicana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
9 Verified records at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The Mexican climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa mexicana) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and possibly Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss. Like other members of the family Plethodontidae, the Mexican climbing salamander is lungless and breathes entirely through its skin, which requires moist habitats for gas exchange and limits water loss. It reproduces through direct development, with embryos hatching as miniature adults rather than passing through a free-living larval stage. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve

Rufescent Salamander
LC

Rufescent Salamander

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Bolitoglossa rufescens

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
2 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
4 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
5 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
6 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
7 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
8 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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