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The La Loma salamander (Bolitoglossa colonnea) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in Costa Rica and western Panama. The common name refers to La Loma, its type locality on the trail between Chiriquicito and Boquete, earlier in the Bocas del Toro Province but at present in the Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca, Panama.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of La Loma 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 rufescens
- Bolitoglossa lignicolor
- Bolitoglossa savagei
- Bolitoglossa altamazonica
- Bolitoglossa helmrichi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Caudata
- Family
- Plethodontidae
- Genus
- Bolitoglossa
- Species
- Bolitoglossa colonnea
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