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title: "Achoque De Tierra"
description: "Bolitoglossa platydactyla — Amfibieën. Bolitoglossa platydactyla, commonly known as the broadfoot mushroomtongue salamander and broad-footed salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/broadfoot-mushroomtongue-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Achoque De Tierra

> Bolitoglossa platydactyla — Amfibieën. Bolitoglossa platydactyla, commonly known as the broadfoot mushroomtongue salamander and broad-footed salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Bolitoglossa platydactyla*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 637
- Wikidata: [Q2212478](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2212478)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27020](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27020)

## Names

- en: Broadfoot Mushroomtongue Salamander
- es: Salamandra lengua de hongo pies anchos
- fr: Bolitoglosse géant du Mexique
- nl: Achoque De Tierra

## Countries with the most observations

MX (596)

## Summary

Bolitoglossa platydactyla, commonly known as the broadfoot mushroomtongue salamander and broad-footed salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.
It is endemic to Mexico.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.
It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

## Photo

![Achoque De Tierra](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/broadfoot-mushroomtongue-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alejandro Santillana · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4873756

## Machine access

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