Oaxacan Mushroomtongue Salamander

Bolitoglossa macrinii

Amphibianstrong against insects, arachnids

Epic

Toxic skin

While active with another amphibian in play, any card that hits it loses 6 HP, without being knocked out (12 with two others).

Bolitoglossa macrinii

Photo: © bwhite (original photo) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence text) · cropped

In battle

Strong against

Insects
Arachnids

Weak against

Reptiles
Fungi

Strong against: it deals 20% more damage to them. Weak against: these types deal 20% more damage to it.

The species

The Oaxacan climbing salamander (Bolitoglossa macrinii), also known commonly as the Oaxacan mushroom tongue salamander, is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders). The species is endemic to Mexico.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Oaxacan climbing salamander, by its authors, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Endangered on the IUCN Red List: that’s what makes this card Epic.

Observations: 5 on iNaturalist
Adult mass: 2 g

Wikipedia iNaturalist

Where its stats come from145 points, the Epic budget

Every Epic card has 145 points, shared between HP, ATK and DEF:

HP 45
ATK 40
DEF 60

How they’re shared out:

Type: Amphibian: HP 37, ATK 30 and DEF 33 out of 100 to start.
Popularity: 5 observations on iNaturalist: too few for extra HP.