Nauta Mushroomtongue Salamander

Nauta salamander (Bolitoglossa altamazonica), also known as the Nauta mushroomtongue salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found on the eastern and lower slopes of the Andes from Venezuela and Colombia through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia and east into adjacent Brazil. Its common name refers to its type locality, Nauta, in the Loreto Province, Peruvian Amazon. It might be a composite of several species.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Nauta Mushroomtongue Salamander being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Bolitoglossa peruviana
• Bolitoglossa savagei
• Bolitoglossa rufescens
• Bolitoglossa lignicolor
• Bolitoglossa colonnea
• Oedipina alleni

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Caudata

Family

Plethodontidae

Genus

Bolitoglossa

Species

Bolitoglossa altamazonica

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