Bolitoglossa huehuetenanguensis Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo, and Brodie, 2010

Class: Amphibia > Order: Caudata > Family: Plethodontidae > Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae > Genus: Bolitoglossa > Species: Bolitoglossa huehuetenanguensis

Bolitoglossa (Magnadigita) huehuetenanguensis Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo, and Brodie, 2010, Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, 200: 28. Holotype: UTA A-51320, by original designation. Type locality: "14.0 km NW junction of San Mateo Ixtatán-Barillas road to Nentón, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, at 2780 m elevation (15.891944° N, 91.564166° W)".

English Names

Huehuetenango Mushroomtongue Salamander (Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 753).

Distribution

Known only from the area between San Mateo Istatán-Barillas and Nentón, in the northwestern Sierra Cuchumatanes, Huehuetenango, Guatemala, 2450 to 2835 m elevation.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Guatemala

Endemic: Guatemala

Comment

Confused with Bolitoglossa cuchumatana prior to its naming according to Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo, and Brodie, 2010, Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, 200: 22, who also noted (p. 32) that the species is probably closely related to Bolitoglossa rostrata. Köhler, 2011, Amph. Cent. Am.: 40–69, compared this species with others from Central America and provided a map and photograph. Raffaëlli, 2013, Urodeles du Monde, 2nd ed.: 344, provided a brief account, photograph, and range map. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 753–754, provided an account summarizing systematics, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map).

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