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title: "Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander"
description: "Bolitoglossa mexicana — Anfibi. The Mexican climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa mexicana) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/mexican-mushroomtongue-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander

> Bolitoglossa mexicana — Anfibi. The Mexican climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa mexicana) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Bolitoglossa mexicana*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 400
- Wikidata: [Q2383570](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2383570)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27005](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27005)

## Names

- en: Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander
- es: Salamandra lengua de hongo mexicana
- fr: Bolitoglosse de Duméril
- nl: Mexicaanse boleettong

## Countries with the most observations

HN (150), MX (110), BZ (82), GT (20)

## Summary

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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_climbing_salamander

## Photo

![Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mexican-mushroomtongue-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262341205

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mexican-mushroomtongue-salamander?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).