Incilius chompipe (Vaughan and Mendelson, 2007)
Crepidophryne chompipe Vaughan and Mendelson, 2007, Copeia, 2007: 308. Holotype: UCR 16885, by original designation. Type locality: "Costa Rica, Heredia, Canton San Rafael, Distrito Los Angeles, Reserva Dantas".
Incilius chompipe — Mendelson, Mulcahy, Williams, and Sites, 2011, Zootaxa, 3138: 19.
English Names
None noted.
Distribution
Known from several localities near Cascajal in the Cerro Chompipe, and in the Reserva Dantas in the Cordillera Central of Costa Rica.
Comment
Mendelson, Mulcahy, Williams, and Sites, 2011, Zootaxa, 3138: 1-34, suggested that this species is a member of a monophyletic Incilius coniferus group that includes Incilius coniferus, Incilius chompipe, Incilius epioticus, Incilius fastidiosus, Incilius guanacastes, Incilius holdridgei, Incilius karenlipsae, Incilius periglenes, and Incilius peripatetes.
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