Bolitoglossa sombra Hanken, Wake, and Savage, 2005
Bolitoglossa sombra Hanken, Wake, and Savage, 2005, Copeia, 2005: 234. Holotype: MVZ 225872, by original designation. Type locality: "Costa Rica, Prov. Puntarenas, from aqueduct trail, along Río Coton, below Las Tablas, 8° 56.6′ N, 82° 45.0′ W, 1760 m elevation".
English Names
Shadlowy Web-fotted Salamander (original publication).
Distribution
Pacific slopes of the Cordillera de Talamanca of Costa Rica and extreme western Panama, 1500-2300 m elevation.
Comment
Confused with Bolitoglossa nigrescens previous to its description, and in the Bolitoglossa (Eladinea) schizodactyla group according to the original publication. Raffaëlli, 2007, Les Urodèles du Monde: 253, provided a brief account, photograph, and map.
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