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Bolitoglossa

(Bolitoglossa orestes)

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Description

Adult Bolitoglossa orestes measure 34–46 mm (1.3–1.8 in) in snout–vent length.Males and females are alike.Their skin is smooth and brown-orange to pale brown or yellowish in colour in the dorsum but darker in the flanks.The tail is about as long as the snout–vent length.Breeding is by direct development.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Amphibia
Order:Caudata
Family:Plethodontidae
Genus:Bolitoglossa
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