Bolitoglossa cataguana
{{Short description|Species of salamander}}
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| image = Bolitoglossa cataguana03.jpeg
| status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Bolitoglossa cataguana
| authority = Townsend, Butler, Wilson, and Austin, 2009
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| alt = Distribution of Bolitoglossa cataguana in Honduras
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| lon_deg = 87 | lon_min = 06 | lon_dir =W
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Bolitoglossa cataguana, also known as the Cataguana salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Honduras and known from near Cataguana in the Marale municipality, Francisco Morazán Department.
Description
The type series consists of the holotype, which is an adult female measuring {{convert|45|mm|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length, three sub-adult and adult females between {{convert|35|and|50|mm|abbr=on}}, a sub-adult male measuring {{convert|40|mm|abbr=on}}, and two juveniles. There are 13 costal grooves. The sub-digital pads are well-developed and the toe tips are bluntly rounded. The tail, measuring {{convert|32|mm|abbr=on}} in the holotype, is constricted basally and appears "swollen" after the constriction.
Habitat and conservation
The type series was collected in lightly disturbed, mixed cloud forest on the edge of the Montaña de Yoro National Park at elevations of {{convert|1800|–|2080|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. Individuals were found active in vegetation up to 3 metres above the ground or resting during the daytime under a log. Coloration may vary by time of the day; during the daytime, the holotype was dorsally gray-brown with pale ocher cast and scattered dark brown punctations, whereas at the night it was pale grayish tan with pale pink cast.
Bolitoglossa cataguana is probably endemic to the Montaña de Yoro National Park. Its small range, rarity, and the threat posed by habitat loss caused by agricultural expansion, including marijuana plantations, warrant its listing as "critically endangered".
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Category:Endemic fauna of Honduras