Dendrotriton bromeliacius (Schmidt, 1936)
Oedipus bromeliacia Schmidt, 1936, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 20: 161. Holotype: FMNH 21062, by original designation. Type locality: "Volcan Tajumulco, at 8,000 feet altitude, on the trail above El Porvenir, [Department of] San Marcos, Guatemala".
Chiropterotriton bromeliacia — Taylor, 1944, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 30: 216.
Dendrotriton bromeliacia — Wake and Elias, 1983, Contrib. Sci. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co., 345: 11. Error in gender agreement.
Dendrotriton bromeliacius — Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 30. Gender correction.
English Names
Volcan Tajumulco Bromeliad Salamander (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 30).
Distribution
High elevations (1700-2700 m elevation) in humid montane forest in the Department of San Marcos, southwestern Guatemala.
Comment
Raffaëlli, 2007, Les Urodèles du Monde: 281, provided a brief account, photograph, and map. See photograph, map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 570.
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