Bolitoglossa cuna
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The Camp Sasardi salamander (Bolitoglossa cuna) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is a medium-sized species for its genus, with females reaching a snout–vent length of 46.6–55.7 mm (1.8–2.2 in). They are light golden-tan in color and have webbed feet. It is endemic to the moist lowland tropical rainforests of eastern Guna Yala province in Panama. It is classified as being endangered by the IUCN due its limited range and ongoing habitat degradation.
Bolitoglossa cuna was formally described in 1973 based on an adult female specimen collected from Camp Sasardi in the Guna Yala province of Panama. It has the English common names Camp Sasardi salamander and Camp Sasardi mushroomtongue salamander.
The salamander is in the subgenus Eladinea and part of the Bolitoglossa adspersa species group. Some authorities have suggested that it may be the same species as B. biseriata. A medium-sized species for its genus, female Bolitoglossa cuna reach a snout–vent length of 46.6–55.7 mm (1.8–2.2 in). They have rather long tails and wholly webbed feet. The back is light golden-tan while the underside is lighter in color. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
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No species of the same family or order lives in Chagres National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other amphibians.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Camp Sasardi Salamander sighting in Chagres National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 8 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Camp Sasardi Salamander in Chagres National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to December, the lowest months. Those are among Chagres National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 300 mm in July.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Camp Sasardi Salamander sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Chagres National Park, in our data
Chagres National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Camp Sasardi Salamander sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Camp Sasardi Salamander is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Chagres National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
