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

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

Bolitoglossa (Magnadigita) kaqchikelorum Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo, and Brodie, 2010, Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, 200: 5. Holotype: UTA A-44132, by original designation. Type locality: "vicinity of San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala, Guatemala (14.717798° N, 90.650107° W), 1850 m".

English Names

Kaqchikel's Mushroomtongue Salamander (Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 766).

Distribution

Known from the extreme eastern portion of the Guatemalan Plateau, including the highlands bordering the western side of Guatemala City and near Antigua., 1690 to 2300 m elevation. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Guatemala

Endemic: Guatemala

Comment

In the Bolitoglossa (Magnadigita) morio group of Campbell, Smith, Streicher, Acevedo, and Brodie, 2010, Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, 200: 19, who noted evidence of genetic introgression with Bolitoglossa morioKöhler, 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.: 350, provided a brief account, photograph, and range map. Raffaëlli, 2022, Salamanders & Newts of the World: 766–768, provided an account summarizing systematics, life history, population status, and distribution (including a polygon map).

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