Cerro Pando salamander

Bolitoglossa compacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Bolitoglossa
Species: B. compacta
Binomial name
Bolitoglossa compacta
Wake, Brame & Duellman, 1973

The Cerro Pando Salamander (Bolitoglossa compacta) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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