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Incilius karenlipsae Mendelson and Mulcahy, 2010

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Bufonidae > Genus: Incilius

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Incilius karenlipsae Mendelson and Mulcahy, 2010, Zootaxa, 2396: 62. Holotype: UTA A-59522, by original designation. Type locality: "Panama: Coclé Province: El Copé, Parque Nacional G. D. Omar Torrijos (8° 40′ N, 80° 37′17″ W; approximately 850m)". °

English Names

None noted.

Distribution

Known only from the type locality (El Copé, Parque Nacional G. D. Omar Torrijos, Coclé Province, Panama, 850 m elevation).

Comment

A now possibly extinct species, most closely related to Incilius coniferus according to the original publication. 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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