Bolitoglossa nicefori Brame and Wake, 1963
Bolitoglossa nicefori Brame and Wake, 1963, Contrib. Sci. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co., 69: 44. Holotype: MLS 4, by original designation, now lost according to Ramírez, Ramírez-Pinila, and Ortega, 2012, Cat. Am. Amph. Rept., 883: 1. Type locality: "14 km N. [should be northeast of] San Gil, 1500 meters (4900 feet) elevation, Departamento de Santander, Colombia".
Bolitoglossa (Eladinea) nicefori — Parra-Olea, García-París, and Wake, 2004, Biol. J. Linn. Soc., 81: 336.
English Names
San Gil Mushroomtongue Salamander (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 30).
Distribution
Western slope of the Cordillera Oriental, 1400-2400 m elevation, Santander and Norte de Santander departments, Colombia.
Comment
In the Bolitoglossa (Eladinea) adspersa group of Parra-Olea, García-París, and Wake, 2004, Biol. J. Linn. Soc., 81: 336. Raffaëlli, 2007, Les Urodèles du Monde: 255-256, provided a brief account and map. Ramírez, Ramírez-Pinila, and Ortega, 2012, Cat. Am. Amph. Rept., 883: 1-3, provided an account.
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