Oedipina tzutujilorum Brodie, Acevedo, and Campbell, 2012

Class: Amphibia > Order: Caudata > Family: Plethodontidae > Subfamily: Hemidactyliinae > Genus: Oedipina > Species: Oedipina tzutujilorum

Oedipina (Oedipina) tzutujilorum Brodie, Acevedo, and Campbell, 2012, J. Herpetol., 46: 238. Holotype: UIMNH 46485, by original designation. Type locality: "Finca Naranjo, western slope of Volcán Santa Clara, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala".

English Names

Tzutujil Worm Salamander (original publication).

Distribution

Known only from the type locality (Finca Naranjo, western slope of Volcán Santa Clara, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala) in mesic upper Pacific rainforest, above 900 m elevation and likely 1159 to 1829 m.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Guatemala

Endemic: Guatemala

Comment

 Raffaëlli, 2013, Urodeles du Monde, 2nd ed.: 385, provided a brief account, photograph, and range map. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 863–864, provided a brief account summarizing systematics and distribution (including a polygon map).

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